An unusually prolonged or complex illness, esp. one that causes severe organ dysfunction or threatens life. Catastrophic illnesses often make exceptional demands on patients, caregivers, families, and health care resources.
However, if your current mortgage lender has discounted your current mortgage loan balance, the mandatory waiting period after loan modification is 12 months from the effective date of the loan modification with a 12 months on time payment history which is reflected on your credit report.
In STD plans, waiting periods may range from 0 days to 3, 7, 10 or 14 days, depending on the specific insurance policy and the cause of disability. Disabilities resulting from accidents often are subject to shorter elimination periods (e.g., 3 or 7 days) than are disabilities caused by sickness.