Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also know as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) is a disabling illness that affects over half a million Canadians, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. This illness can affect multiple working systems of the body and has a debilitating affect on those who suffer from it. There is an exhaustive list of symptoms which are characterized by CFS/ME, for many symptoms have a further list of adverse ripple effects. CFS is characterized and identified by most doctors when patients struggle with the following:
- Ongoing and often overwhelming fatigue that interferes with one’s day-to-day life, and cannot be relieved with any amount of rest
- An increase in malaise after mental and physical activities, with worsening symptoms of feeling overall unwell (mentally and physically)
- Body aches and pains (often CFS is confused and wrongfully diagnosed as Fibromyalgia)
- Sleep dysfunction and the development of sleep disorders such as insomnia
- An increasing decline of cognitive function (especially affecting areas of memory and concentration)
Disability Symptoms
When managing these symptoms, employees have to also juggle pain management, heart abnormalities, increase in sensory stressors such as light and sound, fevers and chills, as well as the development of mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. Furthermore, when someone is facing these symptoms, often their ability to work declines and soon they face having to go on short term or long term disability.
Denied Claims for CFS
Given that the direct cause of CFS are not known, a lot of insurance companies bully claimants and question the legitimacy of the short term and/or long term disability. Insurance companies have been known to instill doubt and often overlook the seriousness of the symptoms which claimants are suffering from.
Disability Lawyer for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
At TSF Law, we understand the full spectrum of effects CFS has on individuals, and the growing detrimental effects it can have on one’s mental and physical health. We understand that these symptoms can have a huge negative impact on one’s ability to work, and sympathize with the overall frustration many people feel given how little support they may receive from their employers and even health care professionals.
Applying for Disaiblity for CFS
Anyone applying for CFS short-term or CFS long-term disability will be protected from discrimination base on disability, and will be honoured in their pursuit for claiming their rights to their disability benefits. CFS/ME is a real diagnosis and recognized by every major medical entity throughout Canada.
Contact Us
If you have been faced with an insurance company that has denied your disability claim, it is pivotal that you contact a disability insurance lawyer. TSF Law offers free consultations and is there to provide full legal support for anyone facing a denied insurance claim after being diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
