In this video, Riemer Hess answers common questions about undergoing a functional capacity evaluation for a disability claim. When you file a long term disability insurance claim or appeal a denial, your insurance company will expect strong evidence supporting the restrictions and limitations your medical condition imposes. More specifically, your insurance company will want to know how your condition prevents you from working the job you had. This video explains how a Functional Capacity Evaluation (also known as an “FCE�) can be instrumental to receiving your disability benefits.
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ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ is a national disability insurance law firm based in New York City. Our practice centers on long term disability and individual disability insurance claims for claimants and plaintiffs, including ERISA group LTD policies and private IDI policies. We also handle select long term care and life insurance matters where our insurance claim experience can help protect clients’ rights to benefits.
For over 35 years, we’ve represented professionals and executives nationwide in disability insurance claims, appeals, litigation, and benefit protection. We’ve litigated more ERISA disability cases in the Southern District of New York than any other plaintiff’s LTD firm, and our attorneys authored ERISA Disability Claims and Litigation, a legal textbook published by James Publishing.
As Preferred Attorneys of the Brain Injury Association of America, we have extensive experience representing individuals with brain-related conditions, including traumatic brain injuries, strokes, brain tumors, and other neurological disorders. We have handled more than 100 traumatic brain injury long term disability matters alone. Our practice also extends to a wide range of other disabling conditions, including chronic illnesses, autoimmune disorders, and physical and cognitive impairments that interfere with a person's ability to work.
We also collaborate with disability and health advocacy organizations, including the U.S. Pain Foundation, to provide educational resources on chronic pain and disability insurance claims.
Clients trust us for our empathy, responsiveness, legal skill, and focused experience in LTD and IDI insurance claims. Learn more about our Mission, Values, and Client Care.
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Our attorneys are admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. We represent claimants nationwide.

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