The Info Library is a resource for people who have questions about disability insurance benefits, insurance companies, medical conditions, occupational demands, claims, appeals, and litigation.
Think of it as a practical guide to disability claims. Our goal is to explain common issues in clear, useful terms so you can better understand the process, the risks, and the decisions that may affect your benefits.
New articles are added regularly.
Because obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is more often characterized as a mental illness rather than physical, it can make getting disability approval more complicated. Your insurance company may limit or deny you your benefits unless you’re able to prove a physiological cause for your condition. Here’s what you need to know before filing your claim for OCD.
Given that Leukemia is a very serious cancer, you would think approval of long term disability insurance benefits would be a simple process. However, to receive benefits your claim must still be supported by sufficient medical evidence and proof of appropriate treatment. Below we’ll outline what steps you can take to improve your chances of approval for benefits.
Epilepsy is the most commonly diagnosed brain disorder in the world, categorized by those who suffer recurring seizures. While the severity of epilepsy varies depending on type, for some the serious symptoms can interfere greatly with daily living and the ability to function in a work environment.
Diagnoses Diagnosis - Vision Impairment Diagnosis - Macular Degeneration
Knowing how to substantiate your Macular Degeneration long term disability claim will significantly increase your chances of approval. To get your Macular Degeneration claim approved, it should be supported with medical evidence and proof of treatment. It is also essential to provide a detailed explanation of how your symptoms prevent you from performing your job duties.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly referred to as “ALS” or “Lou Gehrig’s disease,” is a rare and devastating neurodegenerative disorder that attacks nerve cells in the spinal cord and lower brain. Those with ALS experience a progressive inability to move their muscles, speak, eat, and breathe. The condition also causes an array of cognitive and emotional difficulties.
Riemer Hess LLC is a national disability insurance law firm based in New York City. Our practice centers on long term disability and individual disability insurance claims for claimants and plaintiffs, including ERISA group LTD policies and private IDI policies. We also handle select long term care and life insurance matters where our insurance claim experience can help protect clients’ rights to benefits.
For over 30 years, we’ve represented professionals and executives nationwide in disability insurance claims, appeals, litigation, and benefit protection. We’ve litigated more ERISA disability cases in the Southern District of New York than any other plaintiff’s LTD firm, and our attorneys authored ERISA Disability Claims and Litigation, a legal textbook published by James Publishing.
We are Preferred Attorneys to the Brain Injury Association of America and have handled over 100 traumatic brain injury long term disability matters. We regularly represent clients with TBI, neurological disorders, complex spinal conditions, chronic pain, and other serious medical conditions affecting cognition, mobility, stamina, pain levels, and the ability to sustain work.
We also collaborate with disability and health advocacy organizations, including the U.S. Pain Foundation, to provide educational resources on chronic pain and disability insurance claims.
Clients trust us for our empathy, responsiveness, legal skill, and focused experience in LTD and IDI insurance claims.
Riemer Hess LLC
110 East 42nd Street
Suite 1418
New York, New York 10017
Prior results do not guarantee future outcomes. Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice.
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