Hi Joel, don't know if you talked with your doctors or their coordinators first but if not, that might get them to reword their diagnosis to meet your needs. We also found the MO office much more in tune with the patient. If your RO doesn't have the time, check with your ENT office. I believe at each of my wife's doctors, it was one of the assistants that wrote up the forms and had the Dr sign so it may be worth while to give them a call or discuss face to face at an appointment. I find it hard to believe that a doctor wouldn't consider chemo and radiation therapy as qualifying for short term disability.