Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients Against Various Insurers
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.
Learn about our Cigna long-term disability case results and how we challenge denials.
View our long-term disability results against various insurers.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal case wins against various insurers.
Cynthia – Special Accounts Supervisor – Waterboro, Maine
Fibromyalgia, Psoriatic Arthritis, Bilateral Shoulder Pain, Lumbar Disc Disease, Diabetes, Osteoarthritis
A special accounts supervisor from Maine could not continue to work due to fibromyalgia, psoriatic arthritis, bilateral shoulder pain, lumbar disc disease, diabetes, and osteoarthritis. She applied for Short Term and Long Term Disability benefits but was denied by Anthem Life despite overwhelming provider support.
She came to Fields Law for help with her appeals. The Fields attorneys reviewed her case and gathered medical records and support letters from her doctors. They compiled a strong case and appealed the insurer’s decision. After reviewing the additional information, Anthem Life reversed their decision, and the client received her benefits.
Joy – Global Program Manager – Boise, Idaho
Migraine Headaches, Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis, Meniere’s Disease, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
A global program manager for a major computer company in Idaho developed migraine headaches, seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, Meniere’s Disease, and mast cell activation syndrome. Unable to continue working, she applied for Long Term Disability benefits from Matrix Absence Management. She was approved and remained on claim for nearly a decade before the insurer terminated her benefits, claiming she could now return to some other kind of work.
Needing help, she retained Fields Law. The Fields team gathered her updated medical records and letters of support from her physicians, and they drafted an appeal and addressed each point the insurer raised. Based on the appeal, Matrix Absence Management overturned their prior termination of our client’s benefits. They issued a check for backpay and once again began issuing monthly benefits.
Travis – Service Maintenance Mechanic – Rock Springs, Wyoming
Crush Injury to Left Foot, Left Leg Resulting in CRPS/RSD
A maintenance mechanic suffered a crush injury to his left foot and leg while working. He received benefits from his employer’s Workers’ Compensation insurer, but he was also eligible for Long Term Disability benefits. His insurer paid him benefits for approximately two and a half years.
During the time he was receiving benefits, he was diagnosed with CRPS/RSD of the left ankle. Instead of recognizing the seriousness and the progressive nature of the ankle injury, Aetna discontinued his benefits out of the blue, indicating he should be able to return to work as a Pump Service Supervisor or a Pager, two jobs that he had never previously performed.
He turned to Fields Law Firm for help appealing the denial decision. Our team went through the insurer’s file, citing errors in the report of the Independent Medical Examiner, the examiner whose report Aetna relied on in discontinuing our client’s benefits. Our attorneys crafted a strong appeal. A few weeks after submitting the appeal, Aetna reversed their prior denial of benefits and paid our client his backpay and his monthly benefits.
