If you’re experiencing chronic dizziness, vertigo, or balance problems that make it hard to function at work, you may be wondering whether you qualify for long term disability benefits. Vestibular dysfunction is often misunderstood by disability insurers because its symptoms can be invisible, unpredictable, and difficult to document through standard testing. Yet for many professionals, these symptoms are anything but mild. They interfere with concentration, mobility, and the ability to perform even routine job tasks.

Below we’ll explain how vestibular dysfunction may qualify for long term disability and what evidence is most effective in building a strong LTD claim.

A brain cancer diagnosis can upend every part of your life—including your ability to work. Between the effects of the tumor itself and the harsh side effects of treatment, many people with brain cancer find it impossible to maintain a full-time job. If this is your situation, long term disability (“LTD”) benefits can provide crucial financial support.

But navigating an LTD claim for brain cancer isn’t easy. Insurance companies often scrutinize these claims closely, especially when symptoms are cognitive rather than physical. This guide explains what you need to know about qualifying for LTD benefits with brain cancer, the evidence you’ll need, and how an experienced disability attorney can help protect your rights. 

Tilt Table Tests for Long Term Disability

When filing for long term disability, you may consider testing options such as the tilt table test to help bolster your disability claim.  But how do you know if the tilt table test is right for you?

Your insurance company will demand strong medical proof of your inability to work in order to approve your disability benefits.  While this may not be as much of a concern for easily evidenced disabilities, certain conditions are harder to prove than others.  This is where a tilt table test may be beneficial for your disability claim.

The tilt table test results can provide strong evidence of conditions that cause dizziness and/or syncope (the medical term for unexplained fainting).  Below we’ll discuss what the tilt table test is, what it involves, and how it can help get your long term disability claim approved.

Vestibular dysfunction can be extremely distressing and disabling.  A vestibular evaluation is one of the best ways to prove the severity of a long term disability due to vestibular dysfunction.  This is because the evaluation will provide an objective proof of your vestibular symptoms (including dizziness, vertigo and balance issues) in a way that medical records alone cannot.

Learn whether a vestibular evaluation may help prove your long term disability claim.

Ménière's Disease (also called endolymphatic hydrops) is a serious vestibular disorder that can significantly impact balance and hearing.  Individuals with Ménière's Disease may experience episodic vertigo, balance issues, headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing loss.  The symptoms can be exhausting and disorienting, often resulting in long term disability.  Unfortunately, there is no known cure.  Here’s what you need to know before filing your long term disability claim for Ménière's Disease.