{"id":15972,"date":"2019-04-22T15:01:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T20:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits-x\/?page_id=15972"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:36:14","slug":"long-term-disability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/benefits\/long-term-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Term Disability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Long-Term Disability<\/strong> coverage continues part of your pay if you become permanently or temporarily unable to work due to an illness or injury that occurred on or off the job. Payments begin after you have been disabled for 90 days. You pay the cost for these plans if you elect the coverage. For more information, contact New York Life at 800-362-4462 or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynylgbs.com\/\">New York Life website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Booklets and Forms<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/benefits\/website\/SPDs\/SPDLTD.pdf\">Long-Term Disability Booklet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorklife.com\/group-benefit-solutions\/forms#v2-ba6a0c76bb-item-31a1acb0db\">Long-Term Disability Claim Form\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n(call your Human Resources office for injuries beginning before 09-01-2011)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorklife.com\/group-benefit-solutions\/forms#v2-ba6a0c76bb-item-31a1acb0db\">Long-Term Disability Physician\u2019s Statement of Disability Form &#8211; includes Employee &amp; Employer sections<\/a><br \/>\n(call your Human Resources office for injuries beginning before 09-01-2011)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long-Term Disability coverage continues part of your pay if you become permanently or temporarily unable to work due to an illness or injury that occurred on or off the job. 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