Common use of Recurrent Disability Clause in Contracts

Recurrent Disability. If the employee recovers from a total disability during the benefit waiting period and becomes disabled again due to the same or related cause as the previous disability, the subsequent periods of disability will be considered a continuation of the first period of disability, as long as the employee has not returned to full-time active work for more than 15 days in total during the initial benefit waiting period. The returns to work will be counted in satisfying the benefit waiting period. After the benefit waiting period, a recurrence of a disability due to the same or related cause within six (6) months of return to full-time work will be considered a continuation of the previous period of disability, provided that the employee has been continuously insured with us.