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Mar 05, 2026

Why Paper Medical Reviews Are Dangerous for Long Term Disability Claims

Most people assume that if they apply for long-term disability (LTD) benefits,...

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Bit By A Tick. Can I File a Disability Claim for Lyme Disease?

While musculoskeletal disorders such as back pain and arthritis remain the leading...

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As Long COVID Remains Impairing to Many, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Experts Are Few in Number

2020 was a year that altered many people’s health, and impacted families...

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Can I File a Disability Claim for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?

While musculoskeletal disorders such as back pain and arthritis remain the leading...

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How Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD) Benefits are Reduced By Receipt of SSDI

Many disabled workers are shocked to learn that their long term disability...

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Is ChatGPT Reviewing Your Claim?

Is ChatGPT Reviewing Your Claim?

Why AI-Driven Claims Handling Should Concern Every Policyholder The use of software...

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What Stock Analysts Shifting the Narrative for Hartford Means for Your Long-Term Disability Claim

What Stock Analysts Shifting the Narrative for Hartford Means for Your Long-Term Disability Claim

When major financial institutions revise their expectations for an insurance company, policyholders...

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5 Critical Components Of A Winning Erisa Disability Appeal

5 Critical Components Of A Winning Erisa Disability Appeal

How the Details — and an Experienced LTD Attorney — Determine Whether...

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Thank you to Veterans For Their Service

Thank you to Veterans For Their Service

Veterans Day is a day to remember those who have served and...

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Why You Should Consult a Long-Term Disability Insurance Attorney Before Filing a Claim

In the realm of LTD claims, early legal guidance is not merely...

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Chronic Orthopedic Problem? Careful on the Pickleball Court

Chronic Orthopedic Problem? Careful on the Pickleball Court

Ophthalmologists and orthopedists are seeing the physical cost of the country’s fast...

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When Should I File A Claim For Long Term Disability Insurance And How Will My Employer Respond?

When Should I File a Claim for Long Term Disability Insurance and How Will My Employer Respond?

When sickness or injury require an extended period of time away from...

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Jason Newfield Named To 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers List

Jason Newfield Named to 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers List

Continued Recognition for Excellence in Disability Insurance Law Newfield Law Group is...

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Why Emergency Room Doctors Face Higher Rates Of Disability Claim Denials And What To Do About It

Why Emergency Room Doctors Face Higher Rates of Disability Claim Denials and What to Do About It

As disability insurance lawyers, we represent a wide range of physicians and...

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When Is It Time To Stop Working And File A Long Term Disability Claim?

When is it Time to Stop Working and File a Long Term Disability Claim?

For people who work for large consulting firms, the prospect of giving...

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Unum Faces Scrutiny As Policyholders Report Increased Terminations Of Long-Term Disability Claims

Unum Faces Scrutiny as Policyholders Report Increased Terminations of Long-Term Disability Claims

Policyholders of Unum Group and its subsidiaries may soon face heightened challenges...

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Why Hire A Long Term Disability Insurance Attorney?

Why Hire a Long Term Disability Insurance Attorney?

Filing a long term disability insurance claim is complicated, often filled with...

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How Does Remote Therapy For Chronic Pain Impact Long Term Disability Insurance Claims?

How Does Remote Therapy for Chronic Pain Impact Long Term Disability Insurance Claims?

A recent study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical...

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Should I Be Afraid That My Disability Insurance Company Is Seeking An IME?

Should I Be Afraid That My Disability Insurance Company Is Seeking an IME?

Understanding IMEs, Your Rights, and How to Protect Your Disability Claim If...

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Long Term Disability and Lyme Disease Update

As the summer of 2025 unfolds, the Centers for Disease Control and...

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Can You Keep Working While Applying For A Long Term Disability Insurance Claim?

Can You Keep Working While Applying for a Long Term Disability Insurance Claim?

We are often asked about timing for a long term disability insurance...

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Feds Seek To Limit Or Eliminate Mental Health Parity And Addiction Equity Act:

Feds Seek to Limit or Eliminate Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act:

What Does This Mean for Long-Term Disability Insurance Claims Under ERISA? As...

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Long Term Disability Insurance For Dentist And Doctors: Complete Guide

Long Term Disability Insurance for Dentist and Doctors: Complete Guide

Here’s a checklist to use before you file a claim. The goal...

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Free Consultation For Your Long Term Disability Claim: What Should You Expect And How To Prepare?

Free Consultation for Your Long Term Disability Claim: What Should You Expect and How to Prepare?

LTD attorneys are your best possible resource for protecting your LTD (Long...

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How Do You Win An ERISA Appeal For A Long Term Disability Insurance Claim?

How Do You Win an ERISA Appeal for a Long Term Disability Insurance Claim?

ERISA is the federal law governing employee benefits and when a disability...

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Can You Get Long Term Disability Benefits For A Chronic Migraine Condition?

Can You Get Long Term Disability Benefits for a Chronic Migraine Condition?

Author: Jason A. Newfield, Esq. Chronic migraine is far more than just...

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Why Would A Short Term Disability Insurance Claim Be Denied?

Why Would a Short Term Disability Insurance Claim Be Denied?

In many states, and to varying degrees, Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance seeks to...

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Can You Backdate A Long Term Disability Claim?

Can You Backdate a Long Term Disability Claim?

Understanding Backdating a Long-Term Disability Claim: What It Means and When It’s...

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Why are ERISA Claims so Challenging for High-Income Professionals?

Why are ERISA Claims so Challenging for High-Income Professionals?

If your ERISA long-term disability insurance claim is denied, your options may...

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Top 10 Questions To Ask A Disability Lawyer When Deciding Who Will Represent Your LTD Claim

Top 10 Questions to Ask a Disability Lawyer When Deciding Who Will Represent Your LTD Claim

Once you’ve made the critical decision to pursue your long-term disability (LTD)...

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When Is A Long Term Disability Appeal Finished?

When is a Long Term Disability Appeal Finished?

When we file our ERISA disability insurance appeals, the process has specified...

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Long Term Disability Denial Appeal – TOP TEN

Long Term Disability Denial Appeal – TOP TEN

What You Need to Know About Your LTD ERISA Disability Claim If...

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How Can An Occupational Evaluation Impact Your Long Term Disability Insurance Claim?

How Can an Occupational Evaluation Impact Your Long Term Disability Insurance Claim?

For the purpose of long-term disability insurance claims, the term occupational evaluation...

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Can You Qualify For Long Term Disability Insurance Benefits With A PTSD Disability

Can you Qualify for Long Term Disability Insurance Benefits with a PTSD Disability?

One of the most common questions we hear from individuals who suffer...

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Top Ten Reasons Doctors Are Denied Disability Claims

Top Ten Reasons Doctors Are Denied Disability Claims

Physicians depend upon disability insurance to replace their six-figure incomes if they...

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How Are Long Term Disability Insurance Claims Decided?

How are Long Term Disability Insurance Claims Decided?

The decision-making process behind Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance claims is intricate and,...

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Will Your Medical Treatment Make Or Break Your Long-Term Disability Insurance Claim?

Will Your Medical Treatment Make or Break Your Long-Term Disability Insurance Claim?

Medical treatment and history is one of the most critical pieces of...

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Insurance Companies are Bad Companies says New York Magazine

Insurance Companies are Bad Companies says New York Magazine

It’s one thing to hear from a long term disability insurance attorney...

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Should You Retain a Long-Term Disability Insurance Lawyer to Help with Your Claim?

Should You Retain a Long-Term Disability Insurance Lawyer to Help with Your Claim?

If you're considering filing a claim for long-term disability (LTD) benefits, either...

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How Long Will Long Term Disability Benefits Be Paid: Private Vs. ERISA Disability Policies

How Long Will Long Term Disability Benefits Be Paid: Private vs. ERISA Disability Policies

When it comes to long-term disability (LTD) insurance, it is crucial to...

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Why Are Aetna Disability Claims So Difficult To Deal With?

Why Are Aetna Disability Claims so Difficult to Deal With?

One of the most frequently cited complaints about Aetna’s disability claims process...

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Should You Negotiate a Long-Term Disability Insurance Settlement on Your Own?

Should You Negotiate a Long-Term Disability Insurance Settlement on Your Own?

If you are a high-income professional on claim, meaning you have filed...

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The Value Of Retaining A Long-Term Disability Insurance Attorney For High-Value Claims

The Value of Retaining a Long-Term Disability Insurance Attorney for High-Value Claims

If you have more than $2 million in long-term disability (LTD) insurance...

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What Happens If My Long Term Disability Insurance Claim Is Denied

What Happens if My Long Term Disability Insurance Claim is Denied?

If you have been denied long-term disability (LTD) insurance benefits, you are...

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Understanding The Impact Of Non-Surgical Back Treatments On Disability Insurance Claims: A Guide For Physicians

Understanding the Impact of Non-Surgical Back Treatments on Disability Insurance Claims: A Guide for Physicians

As a long-term disability insurance attorney, I work closely with many physicians...

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Long COVID Study Adds Significant Dataset, Underscores Reality Of Adults With Long COVID

Long COVID Study Adds Significant Dataset, Underscores Reality of Adults With Long COVID

Five years after COVID-19 killed 1 million Americans and more than 6...

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Long Term Kidney Function Decline And COVID-19

Long Term Kidney Function Decline and COVID-19

When the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) speaks, we listen....

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Nassau County & Suffolk County Spending on Healthcare Rank Highest in the Nation

Nassau County and Suffolk County Spending on Healthcare Rank Highest in the...

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Is There $5 Million Hiding In Your Filing Cabinet

Is there $5 million hiding in your filing cabinet?

If you‘re like most dentists, you bought a long term disability insurance...

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How High Level Decisions Impact Your Disability Claim

How High Level Decisions Impact Your Disability Claim

We are hearing from numerous high level executives with companies whose long...

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What Does Long Covid Look Like In 2025

What Does Long Covid Look Like in 2025?

It’s been almost five years since COVID-19 arrived in America, and the...

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Jason Newfield Interviewed In Podcast For Dentists

Jason Newfield Interviewed in Podcast for Dentists

In preparation for the upcoming Greater New York Dental Meeting, disability attorney...

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Which Doctor Decided You Could Go Back to Work?

Which Doctor Decided You Could Go Back to Work?

Just when Jason Newfield thought he couldn’t be surprised by anything the...

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Has Your Long Term Disabilty Claim Been Targeted For Termination By Prudential

Has Your Long Term Disabilty Claim Been Targeted for Termination by Prudential?

Many calls are coming to our office with recent claim terminations from...

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Why Are Dentists Long Term Disability Policies Underwritten Without Assessing Incidence Of Disability

Why are Dentists Long Term Disability Policies Underwritten Without Assessing Incidence of Disability?

As with most insurances, coverage underwriting by an insurance company includes an...

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Response To FAQs: Contingency Vs. Hourly/Flat Fee Retainer For Disability Claims

Response to FAQs: Contingency vs. Hourly/Flat Fee Retainer For Disability Claims

I am often asked to work with clients on a contingency basis,...

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How To Prepare And File A Long Term Disability Insurance Claim: A Step-By-Step Guide

How to Prepare and File a Long Term Disability Insurance Claim: A Step-by-Step Guide

The school buses are rolling, the stores are filled with back to...

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Navigating Your Case with a Disability Insurance Lawyer: Essential Tips

Navigating through the complexities of a disability insurance case can be a...

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Pensacola Florida Federal ERISA Appeals Attorney

Pensacola Florida Federal ERISA Appeals Attorney

If you are among the tens of thousands of civilians working in...

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Why Are ERISA Disability Appeals So Tricky For Claimants To Get Right?

Why are ERISA Disability Appeals So Tricky for Claimants to Get Right?

ERISA disability insurance appeals are notoriously difficult for claimants to handle on...

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Why UNUM Denied Your Long Term Disability Insurance Claim

Why UNUM Denied Your Long Term Disability Insurance Claim

If Unum has denied your disability claim, you are one of scores...

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How A Long Term Disability Law Firm Can Help You Secure Benefits

How a Long Term Disability Law Firm Can Help You Secure Benefits

Long-term disability can be a daunting and complex process to navigate, especially...

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Understanding The Waiting Period For A Disability Insurance Policy

Understanding the Waiting Period for a Disability Insurance Policy

Disability insurance is a crucial financial safety net for individuals who may...

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Next Step After IME

Next Step After IME

Next Step After IME: A Guide from Disability Insurance Attorneys In the...

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How Can You Pay For Long Term Care Insurance?

How Can You Pay for Long Term Care Insurance?

Long term care insurance is a worthwhile investment if you are able...

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IME Doctor Tricks

IME Doctor Tricks

IME Doctor Tricks: What Disability Insurance Lawyers Want You to Know In...

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Top Reasons To Hire Disability Insurance Attorneys In New York

Top Reasons to Hire Disability Insurance Attorneys in New York

Navigating the complexities of disability insurance laws in New York is a...

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What Happens To Your Long-Term Disability Benefits If You Lose Your Job?

What Happens to Your Long-Term Disability Benefits if You Lose Your Job?

Losing one's job can be a challenging and uncertain time, especially when...

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Tips To Choosing A Disability Insurance Lawyer

Tips to Choosing a Disability Insurance Lawyer

Navigating Your Case with a Disability Insurance Lawyer: Essential Tips Navigating through...

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Top 5 Myths About The Disability Claim Process In New York

Top 5 Myths About The Disability Claim Process In New York

Process is simple, there are forms to respond to, and information to...

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Can You File a Disability Claim for a Tick Borne Illness in New York?

Can You File a Disability Claim for a Tick Borne Illness in New York?

Newfield Law Group represents many clients with tick-borne neurological illnesses and related...

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Dental Hygienists Require Fine Motor Skills To Avoid Patient Danger

Dental Hygienists Require Fine Motor Skills To Avoid Patient Danger

Our client was a 53 year old dental hygienist who suffered a...

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Celebrating Memorial Day

Celebrating Memorial Day

We’d like to take a moment to recognize the people who gave...

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UJA Reminds Us that We Too Are Witnesses

UJA Reminds Us that We Too Are Witnesses

It is with beaming pride (the converse of typical father to his...

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Overcome Lincoln Termination of Claim

Overcome Lincoln Termination of Claim

LINCOLN TERMINATES LONG TERM DISABILITY CLAIM BASED UPON MANIPULATION OF IME DOCTOR...

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Do Most Disability Claims Get Denied the First Time?

Do Most Disability Claims Get Denied the First Time?

Long Term Disability Insurance Claims, whether private or individual polies or group...

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What is Private or Individual Disability Insurance?

What is Private or Individual Disability Insurance?

Long term disability insurance is a financial product to protect working professionals...

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Hartford Disability Claims Will be Impacted by October Disasters in Southeastern America

Any property and casualty insurance company doing business in Florida, North Carolina...

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