It surprises me that no one has answered your post yet so I will give it a shot.

The form utilized to claim the disability credit is fairly straightforward in my case it was simple I can't walk case closed. There are other conditions which allow a person to claim the credit and those may not be clear to you so my recommendation would be bring the forms to your doctor and let him or her decide. Based on what you have written there's a good chance the doctor would sign off and approve the credit however only they can make that evaluation. It's certainly worth while and don't feel uncomfortable about asking the question they get asked for more useless stuff all the time.

Good luck

Hi,

I can only offer you my experience which will hopefully be of some help. I was also a longtime employee in a management position which was national in scope meaning quite a few direct reports etc. etc.

When I started having symptoms that interfered with the work I was doing I reduced the number of days I worked from 5 to 4 then three days for a year or so until I finally decided it was time for long-term disability. Personally I believe this proved to my insurance company that I was willing to work and I did work for several years until I couldn't the fatigue and all the other symptoms simply made it impossible. The insurance company benefited because they would pay me for the days I didn't work and my employer would pay me for the days I worked, it was a win-win situation for both.

When I decided my time was up my neurologists wrote a letter to the company informing them that due to the progression of MS I could no longer work in any capacity whatsoever. I should also mention that several letters were sent throughout the years indicating the need for a reduced workweek etc. etc. so several letters were sent by the neurologist to the insurance company and the company I worked for. At no time did I contact the insurance company personally quite frankly I was too sick to deal with it and most neurologists who specializes in MS deal with this stuff on a daily basis.

There was no reduction in the amount of funds because I went from five days to four days to three days etc. etc. if you think about it they would need a different insurance policy for every scenario which quite frankly is impossible. I've been on long-term disability now since 2001, each year I usually receive a letter to be completed by the neurologist a hassle nonetheless yet confirmation that I am disabled and can no longer work in any capacity.

Every few years I receive a document which my spouse completes for me and it deals with the activities of daily living. Whenever I complete one of these forms I emphasize what I cannot do and not what I still can do. It makes a big difference

it reinforces how the disease affects you in a negative manner i.e. fatigue, numbness, difficulty dealing with stress whatever but everything in a negative light leaving nothing to chance.

I hope this helps, let your neurologist deal with it they've been there done that!