Common use of Successive Disabilities Clause in Contracts

Successive Disabilities. If, following a period of total disability with respect to which benefits are paid from this plan, a team member returns to work on a full-time basis for a continuous period of six months or more, any subsequent total disability suffered by that, team member whether related to the preceding disability or not, shall be considered a new disability and the disabled team member shall be entitled to benefit payments in accordance with the provisions of this plan. In the event the period during which such a team member has returned to work is less than six months and the team member again suffers a total disability and that is related to the preceding disability, the subsequent disability shall be deemed a continuation of the preceding disability, and the disabled team member shall be entitled to benefit payments in accordance with the provisions of this plan as though they had not returned to work. Should such a team member suffer a subsequent disability that is unrelated to the previous disability and, provided the period during which the team member returned to work is longer than one month, the subsequent disability shall be considered a new disability and the team member shall be entitled to benefit payments in accordance with the provisions of this plan. If the period during which the team member returned to work is one month or less, the subsequent disability shall be deemed a continuation of the preceding disability and the disabled team member shall be entitled to benefit payments in accordance with the provisions of this plan.

Successive Disabilities. If, following a period of total disability with respect to which benefits are paid from this plan, a team member returns to work on a full-time basis for a continuous period of six (6) months or more, any subsequent total disability suffered by that, team member whether related to the preceding disability or not, shall be considered a new disability and the disabled team member shall be entitled to benefit payments in accordance with the provisions of this plan. In the event the period during which such a team member has returned to work is less than six (6) months and the team member again suffers a total disability and that is related to the preceding disability, the subsequent disability shall be deemed a continuation of the preceding disability, and the disabled team member shall be entitled to benefit payments in accordance with the provisions of this plan as though they had not returned to work. Should such a team member suffer a subsequent disability that is unrelated to the previous disability and, provided the period during which the team member returned to work is longer than one (1) month, the subsequent disability shall be considered a new disability and the team member shall be entitled to benefit payments in accordance with the provisions of this plan. If the period during which the team member returned to work is one (1) month or less, the subsequent disability shall be deemed a continuation of the preceding disability and the disabled team member shall be entitled to benefit payments in accordance with the provisions of this plan.