What is the meaning of "correctable disability"?

[Guest jacques]

can anyone define this term? also, if a dr disables someone and states he needs surgery, can disability benefits be denied if the person doesnt want the surgery? is anything wrong or unusal to turn in paperwork from 2 different types of drs stating you are disabled?

THANX

[KIP KRAUS]

Jacgues:

I've never heard the term correctable disability. However, it sounds like a disability that can be corrected by some sort of medical or other procedure. How was it brought up?

If you have an insured disability plan you should be asking your insurer about denying claims because a person refuses to have surgery. I have never heard of that kind of provision in a disibility plan. Usually plans simply require that the disabled person be under the continuing care of an appropraite health care professional.

As for disability statements from more than one Dr., I have seen that, usually in the case where a general practioner signs the initial paper work and later a specialist signs disability paper work.

[Guest Patricia Ibbs]

That's the term the Supreme Court used in the ADA cases Sutton et al. v. United Air Lines (97-1943) and Murphy v. United Parcel Serrvice (97-1992). It involved high blood pressure that was brought into normal range through medication and poor eyesight that was corrected by eyeglasses. Because these disabilities were correctable, the Court found that did not "substantially limit" one or more of the major life activities and therefore were not covered under the ADA.