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Mike, et. al., If you have www access, the following are excellent sources of info on PD, PD stages, and rating scales: http://weber.u.washington.edu/~chudler/disorders.html#park http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/pdstages.htm > ---------- > From: Michael Kramer[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, August 28, 1998 7:59 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: Determining and rating disability? > > Does anyone know where I can find an "official": > 1) definition of Parkinson's > 2) stages of Parkinson's > 3) requirements for determining when disability exists > > Yes, I have been denied LTD benefits. The kicker is that the reason > they are giving is that I continued to try and work even after the > companies own doctor verified that I was "unable to work". I was > trying > to train my replacement. > > If anybody has recommendations on how to appeal this I would very much > appreciate hearing your ideas. > > Mike (49/9) >