Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients Against MetLife
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 we’ve handled MetLife long-term disability claimssuccessfully.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal case wins against MetLife.
Kim – Bank Relationship Manager – Corona, California
Chest Pain, Valve Insufficiencies, Hypertension, Heart Palpitations, Stress, Anxiety
A Relationship Manager at a bank in California suffered from severe anxiety and heart conditions. She was placed on disability by her physicians due to her panic attacks, decreased sleep, decreased motivation, low energy, poor concentration, and frustration tolerance. She applied for both Short Term and Long Term Disability benefits and was verbally denied. She was confused about everything going on and reached out to the Fields Law Team for guidance.
We assured our client that we would do everything in our power to get her the benefits she deserved due to her condition. Our team diligently tried to communicate with Metlife and her employer to get the documents necessary for an appeal. Without success, we drafted an appeal to try to fight our client’s case. Just a couple weeks before our appeal was due, our client’s employer sent us the documents. Our attorneys argued on top of our client’s disabilities that the way she had been treated by Metlife was unacceptable. Our attorneys also applied her disability to her occupation to illustrate how her disability would prevent her from performing the material duties of it. Ultimately, our client’s benefits were approved following the appeal. She was grateful the Fields Law Team was her voice in the battle with Metlife.
Raul – CT Scan Tech – Marana, Arizona
Severe Degenerative Joint Disease of the Bilateral Knees
A CT Scan Tech with severe degenerative joint disease in both of his knees was unable to work because his fast-paced job required frequent standing and walking. He filed a claim for Long Term Disability benefits, but his insurance company denied benefits from the outset, stating he could work his own occupation. After being referred by a colleague, he went to Fields Disability for help.
Our team went to work appealing the denial decision. Our attorneys developed substantial medical evidence supporting our client’s severe limitations and secured statements from his treating physicians describing his conditions. The appeal was submitted with legal arguments regarding MetLife’s duty to consider all the evidence and provide a full and fair review. The insurer approved our client’s Long Term Disability claim, and our team continues to manage his claim on an ongoing basis.
Holly – Customer Service Supervisor – Tucson, Arizona
PTSD, MDD
A Customer Service Supervisor trained and managed new customer service reps, which required her to be on her feet all day, while interacting with employees and customers. Unfortunately, some difficult events in her childhood led to PTSD, and eventually full-blown major depressive disorder. Given the demands of her occupation, she had to temporarily leave her job and file for disability. She was approved, but only for a limited time, until Metlife demanded she return to work. Her doctors told her she was incapable of working and needed therapy to overcome her problems.
Frustrated with Metlife’s refusal to reinstate her much-needed benefits, she hired Fields Law. Our attorneys gathered the necessary medical support from her various doctors and filed an appeal. The appeal was successful, and she was relieved to have her benefits reinstated.
