This may be anecdotal.
All 3 of our family are disabled.
Wife has had her DTC for 20 years and they never asked her to renew so far.
I applied around 3 years ago for myself and our child. Our doctor filled it out and we have not been asked to renew so far for either one one us.
Likewise anecdotal, but I also have several members who get the DTC, and two of them have to renew every 5(?) years, while another is listed as indefinite, so no renewal is needed.
It could depend on the illness (mental or physical), and whether it’s something that one might expect to get better from.
But my god, if you don’t have a doctor who is willing to fight for you, it’s often years of chasing them down before anything is done. I don’t blame people for getting a lawyer involved (one of my parents had to).
This may be anecdotal. All 3 of our family are disabled. Wife has had her DTC for 20 years and they never asked her to renew so far. I applied around 3 years ago for myself and our child. Our doctor filled it out and we have not been asked to renew so far for either one one us.
Likewise anecdotal, but I also have several members who get the DTC, and two of them have to renew every 5(?) years, while another is listed as indefinite, so no renewal is needed.
It could depend on the illness (mental or physical), and whether it’s something that one might expect to get better from.
But my god, if you don’t have a doctor who is willing to fight for you, it’s often years of chasing them down before anything is done. I don’t blame people for getting a lawyer involved (one of my parents had to).