Loeys-Dietz Syndrome and Your ERISA Short-Term or Long-Term Disability Insurance Claim

Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the connective tissue in your body that provide not only strength but flexibility to bones, ligaments, muscles, and blood vessels. It affects multiple body  systems and can result in a disability insurance claim if you are no longer able to work. Common problems include: 1. enlargement of the aorta, which can result in aneurysms or dissections of blood vessels, 2. skeletal problems that include a premature fusion of the skull, scoliosis of the spine, a sunken  or protruding chest, and joint deformities, 3. spontaneous collapse of the lungs, and 4. hernias. The two most disabling problems are cardiac...

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