VaBenefitAwareness

"Today, we proudly usher in a new era for hardworking Americans with disabilities." These words were spoken by American Diabetes Association Chair of the Board Stewart Perry upon the September 25, 2008 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA). Because of the ADAAA people with diabetes will no longer face a Catch 22 in which they can be denied a job explicitly because of their diabetes – but then told they don't have the right to fight this discrimination in court because they take such good care of themselves that they don't have a "disability" as defined by federal law. Under the ADAAA people with diabetes and other chronic illnesses – people that Congress clearly intended to cover when it passed the original Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 – are once again within the law's umbrella of protection. http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/know-your-rights/discrimination/employment-discrimination/americans-with-disabilities-act-amendments-act/ I would not tolerate someone denying me a job due to my need for refrigeration. You lose nothing by filing for IU, If they deny you then you are in the same position you are today. But don't wait to do it. You only get paid from the day of filing and they have a back log. You should check out my blog. http://vabenefitawareness.wordpress.com/ be sure to use the search tool because some of my posts go into archive but they are full of important information. Search for filing a claim or claims, or appeals. If you already filed for IU you can appeal DO NOT FILE A NEW CLAIM unless you missed the appeal cut off date.