Common use of Successive Disabilities Clause in Contracts

Successive Disabilities. Successive disability period means a disability period which begins within 180 days after the termination of a prior disability period. Until the employee has resumed fully their previous occupation and has sufficiently recovered to prevent relapse, any period of total disability arising from the same cause or causes as a previous period of total disability will be considered a continuation of the previous period of total disability. In no event, however, will periods of total disability separated by 180 days or more of regular employment be considered as one period of total disability. For each initial disability period, payment of benefits will commence following expiration of the qualification period of 180 days. For each successive disability period, payment of benefits will commence following expiration of: (a) the qualification period less the total number of days absent due to the same cause or causes during the last preceding initial disability period and all intervening successive disability periods, or (b) 30 days, whichever is greater.

Successive Disabilities. Successive disability period means a disability period which begins within 180 days after the termination of a prior disability period. Until the employee has resumed fully their his/her previous occupation and has on a full-time basis sufficiently recovered to prevent relapse, any period of total disability arising from the same cause or causes as a previous period of total disability will be considered a continuation of the previous period of total disability. In no event, however, will periods of total disability separated by 180 days or more of regular employment be considered as one period of total disability. For each initial disability period, payment of benefits will commence following expiration of the qualification period of 180 days. For each successive disability period, payment of benefits will commence following expiration of: (a) the qualification period less the total number of days absent due to the same cause or causes during the last preceding initial disability period and all intervening successive disability periods, or or (b) 30 days, whichever is greater.