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To seek a
Claims for Supplemental Monetary Awards
nder Section 6.8 of the Settlement Agreement, a Retired NFL Football
UPlayer who receives a Monetary Award based on a certain Qualifying
Diagnosis and is later diagnosed with a different Qualifying Diagnosis may
be entitled to a Supplemental Monetary Award.
On the Claim Package tab in your online
portal with us, you can click the “Eligible for
Supplemental Claims” radio button to see all
clients paid Monetary Awards who may submit
claims for Supplemental Monetary Awards
(clients who have not yet been paid a Monetary
Award cannot submit claims for Supplemental
Monetary Awards). After selecting a Settlement
Class Member, click the “Create New
Supplemental Claim” button and follow the
steps on screen.
Remember, a new Qualifying Diagnosis must
have occurred after the Qualifying Diagnosis
for which the previous Award was paid, and
the amount payable for the new Qualifying
Diagnosis must be more than the Monetary
Award already paid, before your client can
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Supplemental
Monetary Award,
a Player (or his
Representative
Claimant) must submit
a Supplemental Claim
Package containing:
1. A complete Explaining Work and Social Activities
Supplemental Claim
Form, signed by the here are many forms available on the Settlement Website to
Player or Representative Tsupport your client’s claim for a Monetary Award. Retired
Claimant; NFL Football Players may use Employment History and Social
2. A complete Diagnosing and Community Activity of Retired Football Player Form to
Physician Certification provide information to Qualified MAF Physicians about their
Form, signed by the work history and other social, community, recreational or other
activities they engage in outside the home. If a Player relies on
diagnosing physician; and another person to provide information about his condition, that
3. Medical Records person - an “informant” – may use a different Employment History
and Social and Community Activity of Retired Football Player
reflecting the Player’s new Form. This form is in addition to the SWS-3 Third-Party Sworn
Qualifying Diagnosis.
Statement: Functional Impairment and is not to be used in place
make a Supplemental Claim. If a claim qualifies, of that document. A Player and any informant must provide the
the Supplemental Monetary Award will be information requested in these forms to a Qualified MAF Physician
the difference between the Monetary Award during an MAF exam. Click here to read more about this
already paid and the amount payable for the in an FAQ. As you and your client are considering how to
new Qualifying Diagnosis. Click here to read complete this form, please note that your client’s honest
Section 6.8 of the Settlement Agreement, which answers are required.
has a sample calculation (use the bookmark To safeguard the integrity of the Settlement Program,
function to go to Section 6.8, found at page 40 we carefully assess all claims before the payment of
of the Settlement Agreement PDF). an award. This assessment may include consultations
with employers, review of tax filings and other publicly
Supplemental Monetary Awards available information, and assessment of the Player’s
engagement in daily living. We have investigated some
(As of 9/28/20) claims where the facts presented to the MAF Physician
Claims Received 12 did not match up to results of the assessment. By using
the Employment History and Social and Community
Claims Paid 9 Activity of Retired Football Player Form and completing
it with accurate information, your client can avoid delays in the
Amount Paid $882,152 processing of his claim or a possible audit of his claim.
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