Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Long Term Disability Claims: Proving Vocational Causation

It is not uncommon for Long Term Disability carriers to acknowledge that a Long Term Disability applicant who suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia is in fact disabled but yet they deny the claim for Long Term disability benefits on the basis that they are still capable of working. Long Term Disability Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigued denied claim lawyer Nancy Cavey, knows it is important to develop the medical evidence that fully explains your physical restrictions and limitations, side effects of medications and difficulty with concentration, pace and duration. One of the keys to establishing that there is a causation between...

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Fibromyalgia Long Term Disability Claims Three Things Every Long Term Disability Applicant Should Know

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Nancy Cavey, Tampa/ St. Petersburg Fibromyalgia Long Term Disability attorney knows that there are three things that the Long Term Disability carrier is looking for in every Fibromyalgia Long Term Disability claim. First, there must be evidence to support the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. Secondly, there must be evidence that your Fibromyalgia is causing certain physical restrictions and limitations that result in you being disabled. Thirdly, there must be casual relationship between your diagnosis and disability and your inability to work. Many people with Fibromyalgia are able to work, but there are others that are unable to work. It is important that the medical evidence being...

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Fibromyalgia and Your Claim for Long Term Disability Benefits/ Florida Long Term Disability Benefits Denied Lawyer

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One of the most important things a Fibromyalgia sufferer can do is to know their Long Term Disability policy. Long Term Disability policies can exclude or limit claims involving Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue. Some of these policies will actually exclude or limit the disease by specifically saying that Fibromyalgia of Chronic Fatigue is either excluded or benefits are limited to two years. Other policies will hide this limitation by using terms that limit Long Term Disability benefits for conditions that are primarily based on “self reported” symptoms. Unfortunately, the Long Term Disability policy doesn’t define “self reported.” Knowing what is in your policy can...