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Welcome!  The Info Library is an internet-based resource that addresses in one place your questions and concerns about disability benefits, disability insurers, your illness, your occupation, and filing a claim, appeal or litigation.  In other words, a "Wikipedia" for disability claims.  If you would like to automatically receive new posts, please subscribe below.

 

 

Category: Strategy

Can A Neuropsychological Evaluation Help My Long Term Disability Claim?

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A neuropsychological evaluation is one of the best ways to prove the severity and nature of a cognitive and/or psychological long term disability.  This is because the evaluation will provide a detailed and objective assessment of your cognitive abilities in a way that medical records alone cannot. 

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

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Can a Vocational Assessment Help My Long Term Disability Claim?

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A vocational assessment can provide a detailed, expert opinion that explains why your disability prevents you from working.

A vocational expert can achieve this by:  (1) providing an accurate and comprehensive description of your job responsibilities; (2) highlighting the skills and abilities necessary to perform your job successfully; (3) clearly explaining your inability to meet particular work demands; and (4) providing an expert conclusion as to whether you can perform your own occupation or any other occupation.

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How Functional Limitations Can Disable You From Your Job

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Functional limitations from your disability can affect your ability to do your job and may support a disability claim. Your condition may cause limitations or restrictions that affect your job and prevent you from performing the requirements of your occupation or other occupations.  You may suffer from exertional limitations, non-exertional limitations, or a combination thereof.

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Medical Evidence to Prove Disability: Love Your Doctors - Learn Why

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In theory, the insurance company is supposed to consider each and every piece of evidence submitted in connection with your disability claim.  In reality, the medical evidence tends to steal the show. Why is that?

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Protect Your Disability Benefits | Smart Planning Tips for Smoother Transition

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No one ever plans to go out on disability.  However, implementing an exit strategy will protect your disability benefits and make the transition much smoother.  This is true regardless of whether you are looking to go out on long or short term disability.

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