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Today's Terms
Benefit Percentage
Definition:
The benefit payable is usually determined as a percentage of the insured's pre-disability income up to an overall maximum benefit amount.
Mental disorder
Definition:
In DSM-III, a mental disorder is conceptualized as a clinically significant behavioral or psychologic syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that typically is associated with either a painful symptom (distress) or impairment in one or more important areas of functioning (disability).
DHO
Definition:
Disability Hearing Officer. Conducts in person hearings. Next appeal is to a federal Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
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