Long Term Disability

We have successfully sued many of the largest  insurance companies and have represented clients in their appeals for CPP disability benefits.

We have acted for clients with all types of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome claims, including those where the insurance company has obtained video surveillance or claims where the client is alleged to have worked while on long term disability.

Articles:

1. Turn Back the Clock - Tim Louis

Links:

1. Voice of Cerebral Palsied of Greater Vancouver

Fibromyalgia

A chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and multiple tender points that occurs in precise, localized areas, particularly in the neck, spine, shoulders, and hips; also may cause sleep disturbances, morning stiffness, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, and other symptoms.

Chronic Fatigue

In general, in order to receive a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome, a patient must satisfy two criteria:

Have severe chronic fatigue of six months or longer duration with other known medical conditions excluded by clinical diagnosis, and concurrently have four or more of the following symptoms: substantial impairment in short-term memory or concentration, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, muscle pain, multi-joint pain without swelling or redness, headaches of a new type, pattern or severity, unrefreshing sleep, and post-exertional malaise lasting more than 24 hours.

The symptoms must have persisted or recurred during six or more consecutive months of illness and must not have predated the fatigue.