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Long Term Disability ERISA and Private Disability Insurance Claims
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- Must a Long Term Disability Carrier Give You Medical Reports They Rely on To Deny Your Claim?
- What is ERISA and Why Should You Care?
- Long Term Disability Carriers Clog Up The Social Secuirty System
Social Security Disability (SSD)
- Immune System Disoders Listing Updated by Social Security
- Social Security Is To Give GREAT Weight to VA Disability Ratings
- Asksing for An On the Record Decision
- The VA Doctors's Duty to Respond to Medical Information in Your Social Security Case
- Social Security Benefits For " Wounded Warriors"
- Clogged Social Security System
Florida First Responders and Their Rights to Workers' Compensation Benefits
- Dynamite Decision on Pre-Employment Physicals and First Responders
- Risks Factors Don' t Mattter Any More In Florida First Responder Claims
- New First Responder Peripheral Vascular Disease Decision Extends Presumption
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What Information is Needed to Establish a Disability?
You should provide the Social Security Administration with information that is as complete and detailed as possible.
1. You will need to provide a list of all the jobs you held in the past 15 years and give a detailed description of your job duties including, but not limited to:
* The tasks you performed
* Tools, equipment, machinery you used
* Knowledge and skills your work required
* What objects you had to lift and carry and the weight of those objects
* How much you had to sit, stand, walk, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and balance
* Environmental conditions of your work place
* How much supervision you had
* The amount of independent judgment you used
2. You need to prepare a list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all doctors, hospitals, and other medical facilities where you received treatment and the approximate dates of the treatment. You should also prepare a list of your current medications, and the side effects of those medications including drowsiness, fatigue, nausea, diarrhea and constipation.
3. It is crucial that you provide information regarding how your disability affects your ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, lift and carry and how your disability affects your ability to perform the basic activities of daily living such as cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, and driving. You should be able to provide that information by explaining how your disability effects you in the course of a 24 hour day and whether the condition has affected your ability to engage in social activities.
4. If you suffer from a mental impairments such as depression, you need to provide information regarding how the impairment effects your ability to deal with people, respond appropriately to direction, sustain attention and concentration, complete tasks in a timely manner, meet deadlines, and maintain regular attendance. Many cases are lost because this information is not provided an appropriate manner to the Social Security Administration.
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FAQs
Long Term Disability ERISA and Private Disability Insurance Claims
Social Security Disability (SSD)
- How is disability defined and how do I apply for the benefits?
- Should I wait to apply for disability before applying for benefits?
Florida City and State Pension Disability Claims
Your Rights to Florida Workers’ Compensation Benefits - Medical Care and Lost Wage Benefits
- Is it possible to obtain both the State workers’ compensation benefits and Social Security benefits?
- How is it determined under law whether I am an employee or an independent contractor for the purpose of workers’ compensation claims?