1. Termination of the Group Policy after you become Disabled; 2. Termination of your insurance while the Group Policy remains in force; or 3. Any amendment to the Group Policy approved after the date you become Disabled. LT.BA.01 EFFECT OF NEW DISABILITY If a period of Disability is extended by a new cause while LTD Benefits are payable, LTD Benefits will continue while you remain Disabled. However, 1 and 2 apply. 1. LTD Benefits will not continue beyond the end of the original Maximum Benefit Period. 2. All provisions of the Group Policy, including the Exclusions and Limitations sections, will apply to the new cause of Disability. LT.ND.01 EXCLUSIONS A. War You are not covered for a Disability caused or contributed to by War or any act of War. War means declared or undeclared war, whether civil or international, and any substantial armed conflict between organized forces of a military nature. B. Intentionally Self-Inflicted Injury You are not covered for a Disability caused or contributed to by an intentionally self-inflicted injury, while sane or insane. C. Preexisting Condition For Employer-Paid Insurance This exclusion is waived for Members whose Evidence Of Insurability is approved by us. 1. Definition Preexisting Condition means a mental or physical condition whether or not diagnosed or misdiagnosed: a. For which you have done any of the following: i. Consulted a physician or other licensed medical professional; ii. Received medical treatment, services or advice; iii. Undergone diagnostic procedures, including self-administered procedures; iv. Taken prescribed drugs or medications; b. Which, as a result of any medical examination, including routine examination, was discovered or suspected; At any time during the 90-day period just before your insurance becomes effective under the Group Policy. 2. Exclusion You are not covered for a Disability caused or contributed to by a Preexisting Condition or medical or surgical treatment of a Preexisting Condition unless, on the date you become Disabled, you: a. Have been continuously insured under the Group Policy for 12 months; and 377661-B - 15 6/29/2022
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