Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients Against New York Life
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.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal case wins against New York Life.
Kim – Superintendent – Winder, Georgia
Vertigo, Cognitive Impairments
The Fields Law team was retained by a man working as a Superintendent in Georgia. He appealed the denial of Long Term Disability benefits and got denied again. He had grown frustrated with the process and what his insurance company was telling him. Our client suffered from severe dizziness and cognitive impairments that prevented him from doing his work on construction sites. Because the insurance company found no objective or quantifiable testing that documented support for significant, ongoing, physical functional impairment in his initial appeal, it denied Long Term Disability benefits. Our client could not figure out why the insurance company could not see his apparent disability.
Our attorneys sifted through our client’s medical records to find evidence supporting his disability. In the second appeal, our attorneys pointed to medical notes that documented exam findings positive for severe dizziness, balance deficits, fatigue, constant tinnitus, and cognitive deficits. There were even doctor recommendations that he not drive for more than 30 minutes at a time and that it was not safe for our client to be around construction sites, which is an essential part of his occupation. After revealing all of this evidence to the insurance company, they had no choice but to approve benefits on appeal. Our client was very grateful for the work that Fields Law put into his case.
Gene – HR Director – Eastman, Georgia
Foot Amputation
Working in Human Resources, a man in Georgia suffered severe diabetic complications, and he needed to undergo a right foot amputation. He left work following the surgery and was paid Short Term Disability benefits. However, his insurance company denied his claim for Long Term Disability when the Short Term benefits ended. The Human Resources Director searched for help online and found Fields Law to assist him in appealing the wrongful denial.
Our attorneys gathered medical evidence supporting our client’s inability to perform his past work in a plant setting, which required him to walk the grounds and observe day-to-day operations. After review of the appeal, the insurer agreed our client was unable to perform his own occupation and paid all outstanding back benefits. Our client was eventually able to return to work in a sedentary capacity, and our attorneys assisted him in claiming ongoing partial disability benefits.
Rusmira – Dietary Clerk – Lawrenceville, Georgia
Complications from Back Surgery, Multiple Sclerosis
A dietary clerk from Georgia suffered from chronic back pain and loss of motor skills due to a back surgery and multiple sclerosis. She experienced constant pain and discomfort so severe that work became impossible. She was approved for Long Term Disability benefits through her insurance company at work and received benefits for about two years. Suddenly, New York Life said she would no longer receive monthly benefits because she no longer met their definition of disabled.
Worried about her income and still suffering from chronic conditions, she called Fields Law Firm for help. Our support staff walked her through every step of the process as they gathered all our client’s medical records. The Fields Law attorneys compiled the records and presented them with strong legal arguments to New York Life to appeal the denial of benefits. New York Life changed its decision, and our client received a lump-sum check for back-pay and now receives monthly benefits again.
