I look at the following factors: the nature of the person's disability and impairments; the strength of the medical evidence supporting disability; the duties of her job; the policy or plan governing her disability claim; the policy or plan definition of disability; the amount of benefits at stake; the presence of various policy or plan provisions that limit or offset disability benefits; the duration of benefits; the unreasonableness of the decision to deny benefits; the amount of time left to appeal; and, any statute of limitation concerns (i.e., is it too late to file suit). It should be noted that if a claimant has already pursued his or her appeal on their own, but has not submitted appropriate supporting information, this may substantially lessen the chances of success in court. Additionally, an award of Social Security disability benefits is relevant evidence of disability in ERISA cases.