Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients Against Lincoln Financial
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 Lincoln Financial.
Micah – Maintenance Manager – Kelso, Washington
Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety
A Maintenance Manager from Washington came to the Fields Law team after being denied Long Term Disability benefits due to serious mental health issues. His occupation required that he have good communication and organizational skills, which were impossible in his current state of mind. He suffered from persistent agitation, anxiousness, and decreased concentration, which required bi-weekly therapy visits and (unsuccessful) medications to manage.
After being removed from work and applying for Long Term Disability benefits, Lincoln Financial asserted that, based on the medical review, there was no basis to support psychiatric impairments that functionally impaired him from his occupation. Scared and worried about his financial situation, he reached out to Fields Law for help through this confusing process.
Our Team assured our client that we would do everything we could to get him the benefits he deserved. Our attorneys gathered the necessary medical evidence and submitted an appeal that picked apart the reasoning behind Lincoln Financial’s denial. Our attorneys noted several instances in the medical records that demonstrated our client was indeed disabled from his own occupation. Following the appeal, Lincoln Financial approved benefits for part of our client’s disability period. The Fields Law team, however, continues to fight for our client to get him everything he deserves.
Mary – Academic Adviser – Draper, Utah
PTSD, Anxiety
An Academic Adviser from Draper, Utah began experiencing intense bouts of anxiety and PTSD after she was sexually assaulted. She became so fatigued and anxious from her constant mental health struggles that she could no longer concentrate at work. She applied for Long Term Disability benefits through her insurance company at work and was approved, but after a few months the insurer stopped paying and said she could return to work.
Worried about her lost income and still experiencing serve symptoms of her trauma, she called Fields Law for help. Our team requested the full claim file from Lincoln Financial and our attorneys scoured the record for places where they had made legal or factual errors. Our attorneys drafted a strong appeal to Lincoln Financial based on updated medical records, expert testimony, and strong legal research. Lincoln Financail changed their mind and overturned the decision and our client received a lump-sum check for back pay and ongoing monthly benefits.
Linda – Medical Secretary – Humble, Texas
Multiple Fractures Including Radius, Scapula, Tibial Plateau, Clavicle, Ribs, Tibia, and Cerebral Hemorrhage
A Medical Secretary from Texas was forced to stop working as a result of multiple fractures sustained in a pedestrian/motor vehicle accident. She suffered multiple fractures including radius, scapula, tibial plateau, clavicle, ribs, tibia, as well as a cerebral hemorrhage. Two years after the accident, some of her tibial fractures remained unhealed. Nonetheless, the insurance company terminated her benefits after twenty four months alleging she could return to her previous occupation as a Medical Secretary.
She reached out to the team at Fields Law Firm to assist with her appeal of the insurance company’s decision to terminate benefits. Our attorneys worked with her primary care physician and pain management doctor to obtain supportive narrative reports addressing the physical restrictions and limitations that would not allow her to perform any occupation with the required persistence and pace needed for full-time employment. In addition, our attorneys obtained updated medical records and put together a strong appeal that demanded Lincoln Financial provide a full and fair review of her claim.
In particular, Fields Law attorneys combed through the insurance company’s administrative record and found the initial medical record review performed by one of Lincoln Financial’s own medical staff that stated our client would not be able to return to work and that a buyout of her claim should be considered. When Lincoln Financial received the appeal, along with supporting medical records and narrative reports, they had no choice but to reverse its previous denial and reinstate our client’s Long Term Disability benefits.
