If you have a recurring disability, Lincoln will treat your disability as part of your original claim and you will not have to complete another elimination period if both of the following apply:

Your recurrent disability will be subject to the same terms as your prior claim and will be treated as a continuation of that disability.

Any disability which occurs six or more months after the date your prior claim ended will be treated as a new disability claim. The new claim will be subject to all of the plan's provisions, including the elimination period.

If you become entitled to payments under any other group long-term disability plan as a result of a new disability, you will not be eligible for payments under this plan.