Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in Indiana
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.
See how our team secured benefits in Indiana long-term disability cases.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal and lawsuit case wins in Indiana.
Kellie – Licensed Practical Nurce – Pendleton, Indiana
COPD, Pneumonia, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Immunodeficiency, Depression, Anxiety
A nurse from Indiana was forced to stop working due to a variety of medical conditions including COPD, pneumonia, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, depression and anxiety. She applied for Long Term Disability benefits and her claim was accepted and her insurer began paying benefits. For the first two years of benefits, she only had to show Unum that she was not capable of working in her job as a nurse. After the first two years of benefits, she had to show that she was not capable of returning to any gainful occupation. Unum used this change in the definition of disability as an opportunity to deny her ongoing benefits.
When Unum discontinued her benefits, they cited a listed of jobs that they felt she could perform. She knew she did not have the physical capacity to perform any of the jobs. Moreover, she lacked the necessary education, experience, and skills.
She turned to Fields Law Firm for help and our attorneys took a weight off our client’s shoulders by handling the entire appeal process. We worked with our client’s doctors to refute assertions that she could return to work in various jobs. We gathered medical records and drafted legal arguments in support of our client’s claim for benefits. After reviewing the information that Fields Law submitted in support of her appeal, Unum was forced to overturn their denial of benefits, paid her back pay and reinstate her disability benefits.
