Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in Delaware
Fields Law Firm successfully recovers millions of dollars each year for our disabled clients throughout the United States. Our Long Term Disability experience is matched by very few other law firms in the country and has earned us a national reputation.
Review our Delaware long-term disability results to understand how claims are resolved.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal and lawsuit case wins in Delaware.
Ivan – Probation Officer – Clayton, Delaware
Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, PTSD
A probation and parole officer from Delaware developed Major Depressive Disorder, anxiety, and PTSD, and had to stop working. Although The Hartford initially approved Long Term Disability benefits, the insurer later terminated the claim without warning, leaving them without a reliable source of income and facing immediate financial pressure.
Fields Law prepared and filed a detailed appeal focused on restoring benefits as efficiently as possible. The appeal included comprehensive medical records documenting the severity of the conditions, additional supporting documentation, and a legal memorandum outlining the basis for continued entitlement to benefits under the policy. The Hartford reversed its decision, resumed monthly benefits, and issued back pay, restoring the financial support our client had been relying on.
Carrie – Community Manager – Seaford, Delaware
Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Raynaud’s Disease
A community manager from Delaware could no longer work due to her debilitating lupus, fibromyalgia and Raynaud’s Disease. Initially, she was approved for Long Term Disability, which she received for several months. Then, The Hartford abruptly terminated her benefits.
Concerned about her financial stability, she reached out to Fields Law for assistance. The Fields team appealed the termination with significant evidence supporting our client’s disability claim, including medical records and testimonies from her physicians. The appeal was successful and The Hartford reinstated our clients future benefits and sent her all of the backpay she was owed from the date of termination.
Richard – Instrument Technician – Dover, Delaware
Tibial Dysfunction, Bilateral Foot Arthritis, Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Knees, Hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure, Sleep Apnea
An Instrument Technician from Delaware suffered from tibia dysfunction, bilateral foot arthritis, bilateral knee osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease of the knees, hypertension, congestive heart failure and sleep apnea. After being taken off work by his doctors he applied for Long Term Disability benefits through his employer’s plan. Originally, CIGNA approved his benefits, but then discontinued them asserting his conditions had sufficiently improved such that benefits were no longer payable. This occurred shortly after he was approved for Social Security Disability benefits.
He reached out to Fields Law Firm for help appealing this decision. Our attorneys drafted an appeal that established CIGNA had relied upon selective evidence that misstated our client’s work restrictions and limitations and the required abilities of his occupation. Additionally, we received narrowly tailored narrative reports from our client’s treating doctor’s outlining his actual limitations and restrictions, which clearly make it impossible for him to perform his own occupation. After reviewing our appeal, CIGNA reversed its denial, paid our client his back pay, and recommenced monthly benefit payments.
