Disability Benefits: Lost & Won

Although migraine is the 7th leading cause of disability, there is not a lot of information about how to attain coverage and even less about what to do when or if those benefits are taken away. As someone who has been through this difficult and emotional journey, I’d like to share this 7-part comprehensive guide which provides useful information on the legal, financial, logistical, and emotional challenges that can arise when coverage is lost and concrete tools to win it back.
- For those still employed and whose migraine condition is making full-time work an impossibility, take a look at this piece that explains the difference between private disability plans (long and short-term plans) and Social Security Disability: https://migraine.com/living-migraine/maintain-social-security-and-private-disability-coverage
- Preparing for an independent doctor visit: https://migraine.com/living-migraine/independent-doctor-visit-for-disability
- Getting surveilled by a private investigator: https://migraine.com/living-migraine/getting-surveilled-for-disability-evaluation
- Exploring your options after losing coverage: https://migraine.com/living-migraine/kicked-off-disability-options
- Getting a cognitive neuropsychology evaluation: https://migraine.com/living-migraine/cognitive-neuropsychology-evaluation-for-disability
- Winning a disability appeal: https://migraine.com/living-migraine/winning-disability-appeal
- The emotional turmoil of appealing a disability rejection: https://migraine.com/living-migraine/emotional-turmoil-of-appealing-disability
Have you applied for disability and been denied? Have you been on disability and lost coverage? If so, did you win it back?
Please join the conversation below and let us know what you’ve learned through the intersection of migraine and disability. We look forward to learning from you.