Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues. The condition typically causes swelling, stiffness, and pain in the joints. However, it can also affect other parts of the body, including the cardiovascular system, kidneys, skin, and eyes. For some, the symptoms of …
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Death, sickness and disability insurance coverage for workers
Neeraj Gupta, CEO, Policybazaar UAE Image Credit: Provided The UAE is a great hub of opportunities for hard-working expats. While more than half, i.e. 52% of the UAE’s workforce of around 2.2 million are blue-collar workers (occupying jobs in construction services, transport sector, healthcare workers, manufacturing or as security guards …
Read More »Bipolar Disorder: How To Apply For Disability Benefits
If you have bipolar disorder, you may be wondering about disability benefits and what they mean to you. Living with bipolar disorder doesn’t mean the same for everyone – the challenges and symptoms of the disease can be different from person to person. So when is bipolar disorder a disability? …
Read More »Savings Accounts and Social Security Disability Benefits
Yes. If you have Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you may have a savings account. However, there may be limits to the amount you can have, depending on the type of disability benefit you are receiving. To be eligible for SSDI, you must have a …
Read More »Can the “long COVID” qualify you for Social Security disability benefits?
Most people who suffer from the coronavirus and survive recover relatively quickly. But other survivors continue to suffer from symptoms and effects long afterward, in a phenomenon known as “long VOC” or “long distance VOC.” Can those who have suffered from COVID for a long time claim Social Security disability …
Read More »Social Security Savings Accounts and Disability Benefits
Yes. If you have Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you may have a savings account. However, there might be limits on the amount you can have, depending on the type of disability benefit you are receiving. To be eligible for SSDI, you must have a …
Read More »Talk Disability Insurance Now: Ideabook
What would you like to know COVID-19 has helped shine a light on all kinds of absence, leave and income protection issues. About a quarter of today’s 20-year-olds will become disabled at 67. Many 20-year-olds find it difficult to grasp the idea that they might become disabled. Virgil Miller would …
Read More »Goodwin Atty sues Unum, provident fund for disability benefits
By Rachel Rippetoe (Aug 16, 2021, 4:52 p.m. EDT) – The former managing partner of Goodwin Procter LLP’s San Francisco office is suing insurance companies Unum Group and Provident for failing to pay him long-term disability benefits after a years-long battle with type 1 diabetes made him virtually unable to …
Read More »Will my disability benefits disappear if I apply for a state pension?
I am disabled and have worked in the past and my wife receives care allowance – do I still have to apply for a state pension? Answers from Steve Webb By Steve Webb for Thisismoney.co.uk Posted: 02:49 EST, August 9, 2021 | Update: 10:20 a.m. EST, August 16, 2021 I …
Read More »Disability benefits are a relief for those infected with COVID | Wisconsin News
By SHAMANE MILLS, Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) – The Biden administration says certain long-lasting symptoms of COVID-19 can be considered a disability under federal law. The White House hosted a virtual presentation earlier this month for those affected by the so-called “long-haul” COVID-19 to explain how they might …
Read More »Fed Circ Maintains VA Threshold for Resuming Disability Benefits
Members of the Army and Air National Guard in New Rochelle, NY, March 23, 2020. REUTERS / Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE and unlimited access to reuters.com Register The names of companies and law firms shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are …
Read More »Processing new disability benefits for victims of fireplaces may still take time
Correction: Due to incomplete information from the Department of Veterans Affairs, an earlier version of this story gave an inaccurate timeline for processing all claims. Veterans Affairs officials expect to release new rules granting deemed benefit status to victims of military burn outbreaks as early as next week, but payments …
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