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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – July 2009

Posted by Editor On June 29, 2009 In Disability Law Ledger

VA MEDICAL CENTER BOTCHES TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS Imagine you have just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Your doctor prescribes brachytherapy (a fairly common treatment for early stages of the disease). You put your faith in the medical team [...] Read More

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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – June 2009

Posted by Editor On June 9, 2009 In Disability Law Ledger

BILL INTRODUCED TO BENEFIT FERS DOMESTIC PARTNERS On May 20, 2009, a bill was introduced (H.R. 2517) in the House of Representatives to provide benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. These benefits include health insurance, retirement and disability benefits, [...] Read More

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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – May 2009

Posted by Editor On May 20, 2009 In Disability Law Ledger

Individual Disability Policy: Are You Covered? If you have a professional practice or your are a private business owner, chances are pretty good you have an individual disability policy. When you’re in business for yourself, disability insurance almost is a [...] Read More

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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – April 2009

Posted by Editor On April 20, 2009 In Disability Law Ledger

HAVE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT THE GUY WHO BOUGHT DISABILITY INSURANCE? It goes like this . . . A guy goes into an insurance office to purchase a disability policy. The agent has him sign all of the appropriate [...] Read More

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Disability Law Ledger™ – March 2009

Posted by Editor On March 8, 2009 In Disability Law Ledger

Court Upholds Claim for Damages Due to Deceptive Business Practices In an unusual decision, the Court denied defendants’ Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Company (“Mass Casualty”) and Disability Management Services, Inc. (“DMS”) motion to dismiss a plaintiff’s claim for damages against them [...] Read More

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Disability Law Ledger™ – Feb. 09

Posted by Editor On February 20, 2009 In Disability Law Ledger

Arthritis: Disabling America According to the Center for Disease Control, Arthritis is attributable to nearly one million hospitalizations and 44 million out-patient visits per year. It is this country’s most common disability, and its costs as well as its associated [...] Read More

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Disability Law Ledger™ – Jan. 09

Posted by Editor On January 3, 2009 In Disability Law Ledger

When it Comes to Your Long-Term Disability Plan, Read it and Read it Again When Alison first was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in her early thirties, she knew that eventually she would face total and permanent disability. She didn’t let [...] Read More

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Disability Law Ledger™ – Dec. 2008

Posted by Editor On December 3, 2008 In Disability Law Ledger

THIS JUST IN . . . SURVIVING VETERANS’ SPOUSES RECEIVE RETROACTIVE PAYMENTS Although a federal law was passed in 1996 that enabled surviving veterans’ spouses to receive and keep VA compensation or pension benefits for the month in which their [...] Read More

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Disability Law Ledger™ – Nov. 2008

Posted by Editor On November 24, 2008 In Disability Law Ledger

VA GIVES VETERANS BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT FOR MISPLACED CLAIMS On October 16th of this year, the Department of Veterans Affairs discovered that documents about to be shredded were, in fact, applications submitted by U.S. Military Veterans that had never [...] Read More

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Disability Law Ledger™ – Oct. 2008

Posted by Editor On October 16, 2008 In Disability Law Ledger

U.S. Military Veterans Put On Hold . . . Once Again Yes, Congress finally passed a new GI Bill that will, presumably,enrich the benefits plan for our Veterans. However, judging from the lack of progress thus far, it looks as [...] Read More

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