Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 43 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Living Well With POTS: A Conversation With Nutritionist and Advocate Jill Brook." Most people hear POTS or dysautonomia and assume they’re rare, poorly understood conditions with few treatment options. For patients living with them, however, the reality is far more com...
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Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 43 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Living Well With POTS: A Conversation With Nutritionist and Advocate Jill Brook." Most people hear POTS or dysautonomia and assume they’re rare, poorly understood conditions with few treatment options. For patients living with them, however, the reality is far more com...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 43 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Living Well With POTS: A Conversation With Nutritionist and Advocate Jill Brook." Most people hear POTS or dysautonomia and assume they’re rare, poorly understood conditions with few treatment options. For patients living with them, however, the reality is far more com...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 42 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Winning Disability Claims: Lessons From Denials, Appeals, and Carrier Games." Most workers assume an ERISA disability claim is straightforward - that if a medical condition keeps you from working, your insurer will pay. But under ERISA, benefits hinge on far more than ...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 41 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "When Policy Limits Collide - Navigating Mental Nervous and Musculoskeletal Conditions in Long-Term Disability Claims." Most people think a Long-Term Disability claim is decided by the diagnosis alone - that if you’re struggling with a mental health condition, chronic p...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 40 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Navigating ERISA Disability Claims While Incarcerated." Most people assume ERISA disability benefits work the way they should: if you’re disabled and can’t work, your insurer will keep paying. But incarceration complicates everything. Insurers don’t just review your di...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 39 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Inside Disability Law: Insights and Lessons with Attorney Kate MacKinnon." Most disability applicants think the claims process should be simple: you’re sick, you can’t work, and benefits should follow. But ERISA disability claims are full of misconceptions, hidden pitf...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 38 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Beyond the Surface: Understanding Soft Tissue Conditions and Disability Claims." Most people think proving a soft tissue injury should be simple - pain is pain, right? But in Long-Term Disability claims, carriers see it differently. Conditions like chronic back strains...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 37 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Own Occupation vs Any Occupation: Breaking Down Disability Claim Stages." Most people think that winning an ERISA disability claim comes down to proving you’re sick or injured enough to stop working. But that’s only half the battle. The real fight often happens on the ...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 36 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Frozen, Torn, or Unstable: Proving Shoulder Disability Claims." Most people think that getting disability benefits for shoulder problems is as simple as showing medical proof - MRI results, surgical records, or doctor’s notes about your pain and limited motion. But whe...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 35 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "The Hidden Role of Job Skills in Winning (or Losing) Your ERISA Disability Claim." Most people think that winning a Long-Term Disability claim is all about proving you’re sick or injured, with medical records, doctor’s notes, or diagnostic tests. But in ERISA claims, t...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 34 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Breast Cancer and Disability - Understanding the Condition, Its Impact, and Your Claim." Most people assume that a breast cancer diagnosis automatically guarantees Long-Term Disability benefits, but in ERISA claims, it’s rarely that simple. Insurance companies often do...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 33 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "From Canes to Tech: Proving Disability with Assistive Devices." Most people assume that using a cane, walker, or wheelchair automatically proves disability - but in ERISA claims, it’s rarely that simple. Insurance carriers don’t approve benefits just because you use an...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 32 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Disability Claims: Your Questions About the Medical Side, Answered." Most people assume proving disability is as simple as saying, “I can’t work.” But in ERISA claims, the medical side is where cases are often won - or lost. A diagnosis or doctor’s note isn’t enough. C...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 31 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Disability Law, Explained: Tackling Your Most Pressing Questions." Most people assume disability insurance and ERISA benefits will protect them when they can’t work. But the reality is often far more complicated. In this episode of Winning Isn’t Easy, we’re tackling th...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 30 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Getting Long-Term Disability Benefits for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome." Most people expect Long-Term Disability insurance to step in when illness or injury prevents them from working. But for those living with the aftermath of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), the reality i...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 29 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "When Your Disability Insurance Carrier Isn’t a Disability Specialist - What You Need to Know." Most people buy disability insurance trusting the name on the policy. If a major insurer sells it, surely they know how to handle disability claims - right? Not always. For m...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 28 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Disability and Disputed Illnesses: Navigating Claims Without Full Medical Recognition." Some medical conditions cause symptoms so real and severe that they disrupt daily life, yet remain disputed or only partly recognized by mainstream medicine. For patients, it is not...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 27 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Vascular Malformations of the Brain." Vascular malformations of the brain may be rare - but when they strike, the effects can be devastating. These defects in the brain’s blood vessels can trigger seizures, strokes, cognitive decline, and even life-threatening hemorrha...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 26 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Understanding "Own Occupation" Benefits Under ERISA Disability Insurance." “Own Occupation” and “Any Occupation” might sound like simple terms - but in the world of Long-Term Disability insurance, they can make or break your claim. In today’s episode, disability law ex...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 25 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Short-Term Disability and Pregnancy: Understanding Your Rights and Benefits." Pregnancy and Short-Term Disability don’t always go hand in hand - at least not the way they should. In today’s episode, disability law expert Nancy L. Cavey sheds light on a critical issue a...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 24 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Hidradenitis Suppurativa." Think hidradenitis suppurativa is just a skin condition? Think again. In today’s episode, disability law expert Nancy L. Cavey takes us deep into the realities of living - and working - with HS, a painful, chronic condition that affects far m...
Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 5, Episode 43 of Winning Isn't Easy. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Living Well With POTS: A Conversation With Nutritionist and Advocate Jill Brook." Most people hear POTS or dysautonomia and assume they’re rare, poorly understood conditions with few treatment options. For patients living with them, however, the reality is far more com...
