EDITOR’S NOTE: We just received an update from disability attorney John Hogan on another of his recent disability applications on behalf of another retired football player. He also included a copy of the Disability Board’s short 3-page boilerplate ruling.
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Attached is a recent decision I received from the Bell/Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan’s Disability Initial Claims Committee (DICC) finding that a former player was entitled to Inactive Benefits. (It was filed prior to Sept. 1st, so the new CBA rules do not apply and we are seeking Football Degenerative benefits.) continue reading »
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Just a quick update on two recent cases which clearly show that the NFL disability Plan (the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Retirement Plan) needs significant reform as they continue to abuse ERISA laws, due process and the retired players to whom they owe a fiduciary duty of care:
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The news has been incredibly blunt in these hard times: Medicare and Social Security could be hitting the wall in 8 years. It’s going to hit everyone hard, especially the baby boomers and those who can ill afford to lose it. For many, what little assistance they might get from Medicare and SSI is all they have to fall back on. And many of us have friends and family who have already been totally wiped out financially by a medical catastrophe.
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HARLEY SOLTES / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Here’s a copy of my Medicare expense summary from 8/1/06 to 12/11/08 for a Total Cost of $231,069.83. I’m scheduled to have another spine surgery in March 2009 to remove 4 screws and some other cleanup work on my spine for pain radiating down my right leg (approx. cost $75,000).
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As most of you now know, Disability Attorney, John Hogan, has taken charge of preparing and submitting my re-application for my T&P Disability Benefits from the NFLPA. I can’t speak highly enough of him and after receiving the following note from my friend, Tony Davis, we’ve all decided to provide John’s contact information on a post for the benefit of any other players who may be also looking for a great disability attorney. (This is completely unsolicited and based on our collective opinion of John’s work.)
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Our friend, Disability Attorney John Hogan, added some clarification to Tony’s urgent message. Scroll to the bottom of this post to see John’s comments.
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Social Security Disability Attorney, John Hogan, has graciously provided a list of tips on How to Obtain Your Social Security Disability Decision. Thanks, John!
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