Your Insurer Wants You to See Their Doctor for an Assessment – Disability Law Show: S2 E17

What you should do if your insurer wants you to see their doctor for an assessment and what to do if your insurer disagrees with your doctor. Find out all this and more on Season 2 Episode 17 of the Disability Law Show on Global TV with disability lawyers Sivan Tumarkin and James K. Fireman. Learn how to fight back against the insurance company and get what you’re owed when your long-term disability claim is denied.

ON THIS EPISODE

►04:07 – The Week That Was: We were contacted by a woman who, after submitting an application a year ago, had still received no response from her insurer on her claim.

► 09:03 – Email from Help@disabilityrights.ca -My father is a teacher and he has been battling colon cancer for a while now. He is receiving chemo and radiation treatments. He was on long-term disability for just under a year when he suddenly got a new adjuster. His new adjuster wrote to him saying that their in-house doctor had reviewed his medical documents and thought that my father was healthy enough for a gradual return to work. My father’s oncologist disagrees but the adjuster said that if my father doesn’t try to go back then his benefits will be cut off in a month. What can we do about this?

4 Things You Should Do if Your Insurer Wants You to See Their Doctor for an Assessment

►15:33 – If you are unable to go back to work, get updated letters from your doctor confirming this.
►17:01 – Go to the assessment (you are required to) and be as truthful as possible. Don’t over or under-report any of your limitations or symptoms of your illness or injury.
►18:22 – Ask for a copy of the report. If their conclusions are different from your doctors’, give it to your doctor to provide a rebuttal.
►22:30 – Get prepared to be cut off – Contact a lawyer for help and advice.

► 25:28 – https://www.mydisabilityquestions.com – My best friend just got a denial letter in the mail from his long-term disability insurer that said that they don’t consider him “totally disabled”. I don’t get it. He’s been off work for over 8 months now because of severe depression and hallucinations. He has PTSD from being a victim of a robbery last year. His doctors have all said that he is unable to work and is on a lot of medications. Is there anything you can do to help?

Next Episode: Disability Law Show S2 E19 – COVID-19 and Long Term Disability Rights

Previous Episode: Disability Law Show S2 E16 – 3 Reasons Why You Should NOT Appeal a Disability Claim Denial

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