Disability Law Show Bell Radio – S3 E07

Episode Summary

Discover your rights and the TRUTH about long-term disability claim denials on Season 3 Episode 07 of the Disability Law Show on Newstalk 580 CFRA in Ottawa.

Listen below as Disability Lawyer Tamar Agopian, Senior Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, guides you through the proper steps to take when the insurance company cuts off or denies your long-term disability claim. Get the advice you need and the compensation you deserve.

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Episode Notes

• COVID-19 long haulers are being denied disability benefits by their insurance companies.
• I’ve been off work due to an anxiety disorder. My anxiety is partly due to my employer. What are my rights when I return to work?
• I had a slip and fall accident on a city sidewalk and due to an injury, I took some time off work. When I returned I experienced harassment at work and eventually lost my job.  I then applied for disability benefits and was denied.  Should I appeal?
• If someone starts a claim, how long after the case settles do they have to wait to return to work?
• My doctor has cleared me to try a gradual return to work with modified duties next month.  My work recommended that I apply for LTD  but I was denied because I was not “continuously totally disabled through the elimination period or beyond”. What should I do?
• What kind of strategies does your team use to get your cases settled against the insurance companies?
• My doctors have said that I can’t go back to any work environment because the stress would cause me to regress in my condition significantly.  I applied for LTD insurance but my claim was denied because they said it was a “workplace issue”.  Shouldn’t I be entitled to benefits?
• I applied for disability benefits and while they were considering my claim I asked my adjuster if they needed my psychologist reports but they said no. They’ve now denied my benefits in part on the opinion of their psychiatric medical consultant. Is this right?