peer reviewing physician Archives - McDonald and McDonald https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com Let our family fight for your family Sat, 02 Dec 2017 20:49:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-cropped-favicon-32x32.png peer reviewing physician Archives - McDonald and McDonald https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com 32 32 Important Shifts in Fibromyalgia Proof for LTD cases 2017 https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/fibromyalgia-proof-long-term-disability/ https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/fibromyalgia-proof-long-term-disability/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2017 20:49:59 +0000 https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/?p=4898 Fibromyalgia Claims Fibromyalgia is a disease that does not offer any objective evidence or test results. It has been difficult to “prove” for long-term disability claims in the past. In 2017 there were two strong decisions which overturned long-term disability benefit denials. Disabled claimants were entitled to long-term disability benefits for fibromyalgia. The 2017 rulings represent important …

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]]> https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/fibromyalgia-proof-long-term-disability/feed/ 0 Missing Pieces of the Administrative Record – Full & Fair Review under ERISA? https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/missing-pieces-of-the-administrative-record-full-fair-review-under-erisa/ https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/missing-pieces-of-the-administrative-record-full-fair-review-under-erisa/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2014 22:47:39 +0000 http://www.McDonaldAndMcDonald.com/blog/?p=262 ERISA “Full & Fair Review” & the Missing Pieces of the ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD One of the most important pieces in a long-term disability case is the “administrative record.” The administrative record is defined as: everything that the insurance company considered in the denial of your claim. It also includes any appeal that you might submit, …

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]]> https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/missing-pieces-of-the-administrative-record-full-fair-review-under-erisa/feed/ 0 The Best Part of Being a Disability Insurance Attorney https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/the-best-part-of-being-a-disability-attorney/ https://mcdonaldandmcdonald.com/the-best-part-of-being-a-disability-attorney/#respond Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:47:08 +0000 http://www.McDonaldAndMcDonald.com/blog/?p=215 Recently, a client asked me about my job. Those people who know me know I am bluntly honest. I told the client my job had two shifts: 1) the shift during the day, where I am in hearings, or meeting with clients, or on the phone handling problems. 2) the night and weekend shifts, where …

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