Answer: If your state has legalized medical marijuana then we have never had a client that has had their disability insurance claim challenged due to the use of medical cannabis. If your doctor is prescribing marijuana / cannabis then it would be unreasonable for the disability company to give you a problem.
I am on private and SS Disability I take opioids and other nerve medication. I would like to get off all these meds but I need them for extreme small fiber pherphial nueropathy. I would like to ween myself off and try medical marijuana instead. I would do this with the help of my family doctor. I am afraid if I do this my ltd insurance will stop paying me. I am wondering if it would be worth the risk. I would be willing to give you my ltd ins info but not publicly on here my ltd insurance is ruthless.
Ashleigh, I would appeal the decision.
My application for long term disability insurance was denied on the basis of my medial Marijuana card. The company states “people who are prescribed medical Marijuana tend to have more serious conditions than those who are not, so that is our black and white policy” meaning they do not insure anyone who uses medical Marijuana. Is there any legal recourse I can take?
Yes. We are a national disability insurance law firm that is available to represent you regardless of where you live in the United States. We have partner lawyers in every state and we have filed lawsuits in most federal courts nationwide. Our disability lawyers represent disability claimants at all stages of a claim for disability insurance benefits. There is nothing that our lawyers have not seen in the disability insurance world.
Since we represent disability insurance claimants at different stages of a disability insurance claim we offer a variety of different fee options. We understand that claimants living on disability insurance benefits have a limited source of income; therefore we always try to work with the claimant to make our attorney fees as affordable as possible.
The three available fee options are a contingency fee agreement (no attorney fee or cost unless we make a recovery), hourly fee or fixed flat rate.
In every case we provide each client with a written fee agreement detailing the terms and conditions. We always offer a free initial phone consultation and we appreciate the opportunity to work with you in obtaining payment of your disability insurance benefits.
No. For purposes of efficiency and to reduce expenses for our clients we have found that 99% of our clients prefer to communicate via telephone, e-mail, fax, GoToMeeting.com sessions, or Skype. If you prefer an initial in-person meeting please let us know. A disability company will never require you to come to their office and similarly we are set up so that we handle your entire claim without the need for you to come to our office.
When you call us during normal business hours you will immediately speak with a disability attorney. We can be reached at 800-682-8331 or by email. Lawyer and staff must return all client calls same day. Client emails are usually replied to within the same business day and seem to be the preferred and most efficient method of communication for most clients.
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