Winning Arthritis Social Security Disability and Long Term Disability Claims
Arthritis cripples more people in the United States than almost any other chronic condition. Therefore, it is one of the most common disabilities the attorneys at Turley, Redmond & Rosasco see when it comes to processing long term disability claims and Social Security disability claims.
Arthritis is a broad category of disorders including degenerative arthritis,osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis. It also includes autoimmune disorders such as lupus, fibromyalgia, sclerodema, and mixed connective tissue disease. All involve severe pain and functional restrictions. When arthritis affects the hips, knees or ankles, obesity often times exacerbates the symptoms. When the symptoms become severe enough, sometimes total joint replacement surgery is necessary.
To win an arthritis Social Security disability or long term disability claim, the key is always to document how the client's pain and/or inflammation impacts on the ability to use hands repetitively, stand, walk or sit for long periods. One of our main jobs at Turley, Redmond & Rosasco is to work with the client's treating rheumatologist or orthopedist to document the severity of pain induced functional restrictions. When handled properly by a skilled disability lawyer, arthritis claims can be easily won and result in much needed disability benefits.
Hello,
I am a paralegal assisting a pro se client with a long term disability case. I see that New York is making way for review amd change re: ERISA, beginning with the discretionary clause.
We are interested in changing the way ERISA works in Maryland - presently it protects the employer more than the employee. Definitely not how the law was orignially intended.
Can you give me more information on what New York is doing/has done? Do you know if Maryland is following this change in ERISA?
The defendants tried to have the case moved to Federal Court. This Judge had it moved back to OAH as the defendants failed to timely answer. We are now back before this Judge. Before removing it back to OAH, the Judge found that the arguments we made against ERISA were very interesting. It is now back in Federal Court before and before the same Judge.
Thank you.
Mary