Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Unum LTD Approval

We were able to secure long term disability (“LTD”) benefits for a 47 year old Vice President of Human Resources from Glen Cove. After we took over the case, we advised Unum about the claimant’s various limitations that we were documenting due to the claimant’s rheumatoid arthritis (“RA”) and vocal cord nodules. Unum was unaware that the claimant was required to elevate her legs due to swelling from the RA, and was restricted in her speaking and needing a quiet environment to be heard due to the nodules. Rapidly developing the evidence regarding those limitations led to a quick approval, which was especially difficult in light of COVID. 

Navigating LTD can be very difficult, which is why it is in your best interest to retain an attorney who specializes in disability law. If you find yourself in need of applying for your long term disability, please call my office for a free phone consultation. We have offices conveniently located on Long Island in both Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Federal Court Remand

Even though the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) agreed that the decision of administrative law judge (“ALJ”) Andrew Weiss was indefensible, it took over two years for U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack to remand the decision, which the ALJ issued over three years ago. The complete decision is available on my website.