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Health · Chapter 16 · Defining Disability

Presumptive Disability

Definition
A medical definition: double dismemberment, or total permanent loss of sight, hearing, or speech automatically qualifies as total disability. The insurer waives the waiting period and the occupational tests — and benefits continue even if the insured returns to work.
In plain English
The injury itself IS the proof — no income test, no waiting.
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