How A Long Term Disability Claimant Can Prove Cognitive Dysfunction In Their Long Term Disability Claim

It’s not uncommon for cognitive problems to be caused by: Dementia Traumatic Brain Injury Brain tumors Multiple Sclerosis Acquired Immune Deficiency (AID) HIV associated Dementia (HAD) Stroke Cancer Related Fatigue Huntington’s Disease Parkinson’s Disease. Unfortunately, long term disability carriers don’t make it easy for those with cognitive dysfunction to get the disability benefits they deserve or, improperly, attempt to limit the policy holder’s benefits to just 24 months of benefits under the policy’s mental/nervous limitation. What Should Every Long Term Disability Policy Holder With A Cognitive Dysfunction Do? Neuropsychological testing is one way to establish disability. However, the neuropsychological testing should be only...

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