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Specific Causes Of Disability Insurance Claims

CDA 2010 Long-Term Disability Claims Survey Disability Claims by Diagnosis

	% of New and Existing LTD Claims
	2008		2009
Claim Diagnosis Category	New*	Existing*	New*	Existing*
Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue	25.5%	28.2%	26.2%	28.5%
Nervous System-Related	6.6%	13.7%	6.7%	13.7%
Cardiovascular/Circulatory	8.6%	13.2%	8.9%	13.1%
Cancer and Neoplasms	14.9%	8.1%	15.3%	8.4%
Injuries and Poisoning	10.7%	7.2%	8.8%	7.2%
Mental Disorders	7.4%	7.1%	7.8%	7.2%
Respiratory System	2.1%	3.0%	2.2%	3.0%
Symptoms, Signs and Ill-Defined	3.2%	2.5%	3.5%	2.7%
Infections and Parasitic Diseases	1.2%	2.5%	3.5%	2.7%
Digestive System	1.2%	2.5%	1.2%	2.4%
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, and Immunity Disorders	1.2%	2.2%	1.3%	2.1%
Genitourinary System	2.0%	2.0%	2.1%	2.0%
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium	7.3%	1.1%	7.5%	1.4%
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue	0.8%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
Congenital Anomalies	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.9%
Blood and Blood-Forming Organs	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Other	5.3%	5.0%	4.5%	4.1%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%

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*"New" claims are those approved in the survey year; "existing" claims are ongoing but approved in prior years. Source: The 2010 Long-Term Disability Claims Review.

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