Collecting Ménière’s Disease Disability Benefits Is A Reality

If your disability insurance carrier has claimed that your Ménière’s disease is not disabling, or you are considering filing a short or long term disability claim, then disability insurance attorneys Dell & Schaefer can assist you. Ménière’s disease is often categorized by insurance companies as a subjective complaint condition and they attempt to deny the claim due to a lack of objective evidence. Just because the cause of Ménière’s disease is unknown does not necessarily mean that the restrictions and limitations it causes are not objective. Our disability lawyers have helped numerous claimants that have been unable to work in any occupation as a result of Ménière’s. It is critical to hire a disability insurance lawyer that understands Ménière’s disease and can provide you with references of actual clients that have received long term disability benefits for the conditions. We have represented claimants with Ménière’s that worked as airline pilots, business owners, and engineers. We always recommend that our clients with Ménière’s receive treatment from an experienced otolaryngologist (aka ENT doctor).

Common Disability Insurance Company Arguments Against Ménière’s Disability Claim

Proper documentation of your symptoms and limitations is essential in order to obtain long-term disability benefits. There are multiple tests that can be performed in order to verify some of the symptoms associated with Ménière’s. The challenge with this condition is that the symptoms are not constant in most cases and some claimants can go weeks or months without an episode. Disability companied will obtain video surveillance of a claimant on a good day and then claim the claimant can return to work. This is an unethical argument as anyone that understands Ménière’s knows that there are good days and bad days. The bad days are horrible and during flare up the bad days can turn into weeks where the person cannot get out of bed. It is very difficult for a person with Ménière’s to commit to a regular work schedule; especially when attacks are unpredictable. Our lawyers understand this horrible disease and as such we know what it takes to properly document and obtain the medical support necessary to give you the best chance to collect disability benefits. Unfortunately most of the inexperienced insurance company claims representatives have never heard of Ménière’s disease and therefore don’t know what to do. We protect your interest and do everything possible to get your claim paid.

Our Disability Lawyers Understand Ménière’s Disease?

Ménière’s is a disorder of the inner ear that causes abnormal sensory perceptions:

  • Sensation of a spinning motion (vertigo)
  • Hearing loss usually in one ear
  • Fullness or pressure in the same ear
  • Loss of balance and ringing in the same ear (tinnitus)

Unpredictable attacks of vertigo can lead to severe nausea, vomiting and sweating. This is often one of the most debilitating effects of Ménière’s disease. People who experience this are often forced to lie down until the episode passes, sometimes for several hours or days at a time. These spells can occur daily in some patients.

Some attacks start with tinnitus (ear noises), a loss of hearing, or a full feeling or pressure in the affected ear. A combination of vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss lasting several hours is typical. These symptoms are experienced at varying frequencies, durations and intensities. A person’s hearing tends to recover between attacks but over time becomes worse.

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Reviewed by Carlos M on June 10th 2022   Verified Policyholder
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Carlos, yes we may be able to help. Please email your denial letter to Rachel@diattorney.com and cc Amanda@diattorney.com. Thank you.

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Lincoln Financial made my life a living hell

Reviewed by Salyna D on June 1st 2022   Verified Policyholder
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Sent on May 20th 2022 by Attorney Rachel Alters

Chris, you can contact me at Rachel@diattorney.com and we can set up a call to discuss your buy out options.

Unum

I feel like Unum is giving me the runaround!

Reviewed by Rachelle H. on May 11th 2022   Verified Policyholder
I have contacted UNUM multiple times since I’ve needed them. I feel like they are giving me the runaround! Please help!
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Sent on May 11th 2022 by Attorney Stephen Jessup

Rachelle, the law provides certain timelines and deadlines with which to provide information or decisions. Please feel free to contact our office to discuss your situat... read more >

Principal

Principal is absolutely ridiculous. I'm in financial harship after not receibing my full pay from work and exhausting my long term sick

Reviewed by Michelle P. on December 19th 2017   Verified Policyholder
I was placed on medical leave after suffering from vertigo and later diagnosed with Meniere’s Disease. I was put on Meclizine and Klonopin and Prednisone. During these e... read more >
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Sent on December 19th 2017 by Attorney Stephen Jessup

Michelle, will your ENT complete the applicable Attending Physician’s Statement? The APS will allow the doctor to place all restrictions and limitations he/she is imp... read more >

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I have given Cigna all that they request. Now it seems like they are giving me the run-around.

Reviewed by Robert on December 5th 2017   Verified Policyholder
Good morning, I work as a Software Engineer through I have Short Term Disability insurance with my company. The carrier is yes you guessed it Cigna. I am suffering from a ... read more >
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Sent on December 5th 2017 by Attorney Stephen Jessup

Robert, there are deadlines that Cigna will have with which to render a decision on your claim. It does not hurt to be proactive so please feel free to contact our offi... read more >

Aetna

Aetna sucks!!

Reviewed by Lori A on June 5th 2016   Verified Policyholder
I have Menieres Desease and Vestibular nerve damage with 40% hearing loss plus Vertigo weekly and migraines, Aetna has denied my claim I’ve been out of work since Februa... read more >
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Lori, please feel free to contact our office to discuss your rights and options in appealing the denial.

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