FMS, CFS and MCS are hard to prove. How do I get the type of medical evidence I need to win my case?
FMS, CFS, and MCS are what are referred to by the insurance industry as “self-reported conditions.” In other words, there are no generally-accepted tests that will show, independently of the patient’s account, that the condition exists or how serious it is. The most important thing in trying to prove legally that you have one or more of these conditions and that it or they prevent you from working on a full-time and reliable basis in competitive employment is to see a doctor who has experience in treating patients with these conditions and to see him or her on a regular basis all the way up to the final decision on your disability claim. The main problems we run into in these cases are clients who have seen a doctor who is not sympathetic with their conditions and will not write a good report and/or clients who decide to stop seeing any doctor at some point in the process due to financial considerations or because they don’t think the treatment is helping. You also need to see a doctor
