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If you're finding it difficult to function in your job because of diabetes, now might be the time to consider a claim for long term disability benefits.  Our New York disability attorneys at Riemer & Associates can review your policy with you and help you assess your eligibility.  If the time is right, our disability lawyers can help you plan your exit from work and prepare your claim.

Diabetes can be a disabling disease.  However, you will not qualify for long term disability benefits on the strength of your diagnosis alone. You will need to support your claim with convincing evidence that you are “disabled” as defined by your LTD policy. You may have to prove that you can no longer do your usual occupation or you may have to prove you cannot perform any occupation to which you are reasonably suited, a more demanding standard. Since many individuals with diabetes are able to work until retirement, the challenge will be educating your insurer about how your case is different.

If you have heart disease, you may be considering going out on disability. Heart disease may be robbing you of the energy you need to perform up to expectations. Perhaps you’ve already had a heart attack and are concerned that job stress will cause another.  Before making any changes in your employment, it’s a good idea to speak with one of the New York disability lawyers at Riemer & Associates.   Our seasoned disability attorneys can review your policies with you and provide you with an evaluation of your claim.  If you decide to file for benefits, we can help you plan your exit from work and prepare a strong claim.

Although Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (“EDS”) can cause severe pain and fatigue, long term disability claims involving EDS are often challenging because symptoms may fluctuate and may not always appear on imaging studies or laboratory testing.

As a result, strong medical documentation and evidence of your functional limitations are often critical to supporting your claim. 

Osteomyelitis is a serious bone infection that can, if untreated, cause life-threatening complications and permanent physical impairment. It is most often caused by a trauma that exposes damaged bone to bacteria or blood or tissue infections that spread into otherwise healthy bone tissue. Once the bone is damaged or weakened, complications such as osteoporosis or arthritis can occur and cause life-long problems. If you have experienced osteomyelitis and any associated conditions that have affected your ability to work, you may qualify to file a New York disability claim.

If you are finding it difficult to function in your job because of diabetes, now might be the time to consider a claim for long term disability benefits.  Our New York disability attorneys at Riemer & Associates can review your policy with you and help you assess your eligibility.  If the time is right, our disability lawyers can help you plan your exit from work and prepare your claim.

Diabetes can be a disabling disease.  However, you will not qualify for long term disability benefits on the strength of your diagnosis alone.  You will need to support your claim with convincing evidence that you are “disabled” as defined by your LTD policy. You may have to prove that you can no longer do your usual occupation or you may have to prove you cannot perform any occupation to which you are reasonably suited, a more demanding standard.  Since many individuals with diabetes are able to work until retirement, the challenge will be educating your insurer about how your case is different.