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Why Was My Long Term Disability Denied?
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Why Was My Long Term Disability Denied?

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Why Was My Long Term Disability Denied?

By Herbert Hill|2023-10-13T10:04:56-04:00March 4th, 2019|Blog, Long Term Disability|

Insurance carriers have a multitude of reasons for denying claims for Long Term Disability benefits, including both the overt ones they cite in the denial letter and the undisclosed internal motivations leading to a "Long Term Disability denied" decision. If your Long Term Disability claim has been denied, you can look to your denial letter [...]

Let Our Paperless Office Work For You

By Herbert Hill|2019-02-11T11:28:27-05:00February 25th, 2019|Blog, Long Term Disability|

Our office has been a paperless office for over 11 years. Other than very specific, original documents in our clients’ files, all the documentation that goes through our office is digitized. Being a paperless office is particularly helpful when handling a Long Term Disability claim, which is document intensive. This system allows us to keep [...]

Keeping A Case Diary
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Keeping A Case Diary

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Keeping A Case Diary

By Herbert Hill|2024-05-09T10:40:34-04:00February 18th, 2019|Blog, Long Term Disability|

If you hire me as your attorney, one of the first letters I will send will tell you to keep a Long Term Disability case diary. I cannot emphasize this enough, for a number of reasons. First, if you write it down, you do not have to remember it. This is helpful because this time [...]

Why You Should Have Long Term Disability Coverage

By Herbert Hill|2019-02-27T17:30:10-05:00February 12th, 2019|Blog, Long Term Disability|

There are many reasons you should have long term disability coverage. We're uncovering what it can do for you! The majority of people rely on their work income to pay for living expenses, like food and housing, and have no other means to support your family in the event of an illness or injury which [...]

Medical Records Reviewers

By Herbert Hill|2019-02-11T11:16:04-05:00February 11th, 2019|Blog, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability|

When Short Term Disability or Long Term Disability benefit claims are denied an “Administrative Appeal” must be filed. This is a time when you really need an attorney to guide you through the regulatory you will encounter. The new regulations concerning the use of “medical records reviewers” hired by the insurance company to render medical [...]

How Your Social Media Account May Affect Your Short or Long Term Disability Claim

By Herbert Hill|2019-02-06T17:02:20-05:00February 7th, 2019|Blog, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability|

Could your social media account affect your disability claim? Find out below. Many of our clients ask whether their disability insurance company will investigate them either in person or online. Taking your child to school, having dinner with family or friends, or engaging in your favorite hobbies can turn an innocent life activity into one that [...]

Pre-existing Condition

By Herbert Hill|2024-07-16T16:59:38-04:00January 29th, 2019|Blog, Long Term Disability|

It seems there are more and more Long Term Disability claims coming to our attention here at Herbert M. Hill, P.A. involving pre-existing conditions. Let me explain generally how this exclusion works. However, let me remind the reader that the governing Plan Documents have to be reviewed to be specific to your circumstance. Generally, if [...]

Social Security Attorneys Fees for the Long Term Disability Claimant

By Herbert Hill|2024-09-11T17:33:20-04:00January 22nd, 2019|Blog, Long Term Disability|

So many clients report to me that they used a particular Social Security representative because their Long Term Disability insurance company recommended the representative. It has been told to me any number of times that the disability insurance company representative will tell them the insurance company will pay the attorney’s fees if the long term [...]

Mediations – A Primer

By Herbert Hill|2018-12-26T15:43:34-05:00December 26th, 2018|Blog, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability|

Whenever a claim for Long Term Disability benefits goes into a lawsuit, the Court will order the parties to engage in pre-trial settlement procedures, either in the form of arbitration or mediation. Mediation is the course which Long Term Disability benefit claims generally follow. While the Court orders the parties to mediation, the process is [...]

Treating Doctor Cooperation

By Herbert Hill|2022-08-03T07:40:39-04:00December 12th, 2018|Blog, Long Term Disability|

Treating doctor cooperation can feel like a trap. We're uncovering the facts: There is one big stumbling block with evidence in Long Term Disability benefit claims governed by the federal statute known as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §1001, et seq. That problem relates to medical evidence. As discussed elsewhere, the trial of the [...]