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Scott M. Riemer appeared as the guest speaker at the membership meeting of the Greater New York Chapter of the Vasculitis Foundation held on May 17, 2007. Mr. Riemer addressed potential pitfalls claimants could face when applying for long term disability benefits, particularly with respect to the family of diseases comprising vasculitis. The following diseases comprise vasculitis:
* Behcet's Disease
* Buerger’s Disease
* Central Nervous System
* Churg Strauss Syndrome
* Cryoglobulinemia
* Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis)
* Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
* Hypersensitivity Vasculitis
* Kawasaki Disease
* Microscopic Polyangiitis
* Polyarteritis Nodosa
* Polymyalgia rheumatica
* Rheumatoid Vasculitis
* Takayasu’s Arteritis
* Wegener's Granulomatosis
For more information about vasculitis, please visit the website of the Vasculitis Foundation.
