Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in Minnesota
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.
Explore our Minnesota long-term disability case results for denied claims.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal and lawsuit case wins in Minnesota.
Lyfu – Elementary School Teacher – Woodbury, Minnesota
Mental Illness, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD
An elementary school teacher and military veteran began having intense feelings of anxiety and depression. He sought treatment unsuccessfully for a few years, and ultimately had to stop working. He applied for Long Term Disability benefits so that he could seek adequate treatment without the stress of working. Despite his symptoms intensifying at work, the insurer wrote a letter denying him benefits and saying that he could return to work full-time.
Frustrated that Sun Life Financial seemed to ignore his symptoms, he contacted Fields Law for help with an appeal. The attorneys at Fields Law reviewed the medical records and found that Sun Life Financial ignored a key doctor’s report. Our attorneys called the doctor and had him write a letter supporting the appeal. Sun Life Financial overturned their decision, granting our client ongoing benefits and awarding him a lump-sum payment for back-pay. Our client is relieved to be able to focus totally on treatment and not his fight with Sun Life Financial.
Cheryl – Probation Officer – North Mankato, Minnesota
Mental Health
The insurance company denied a probation officer her Long Term Disability after she became unable to work with her clients due to her mental health. The disabled worker retained Fields Law to represent her in appealing Madison National’s denial. The insurer relied on the opinion of a doctor who had never seen our client and who discounted and erroneously ignored valid neuropsychological testing that demonstrated our client’s inability to work. The denial did not even consider how her mental limitations affected her ability to do her job.
Our Long Term Disability lawyers prepared an appeal for our client, which demonstrated the validity of the neuropsychological testing and obtained a letter from our client’s treating doctors to support her disability. In the end, Madison National reversed its denial of benefits and our client received back pay as well as ongoing monthly benefits.
Arnold – Public Works – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Camptocormia (Bent Spine Syndrome), Congestive Heart Failure, Advanced Osteoarthritis
A Minneapolis man had worked as a Machinist for over 35 years before being forced to leave work as a result of developing camptocormia, congestive heart failure and advanced osteoarthritis of the knees. He applied for Long Term Disability benefits from his insurance carrier, but was denied. He appealed the insurer’s denial once himself, but received a subsequent denial from the carrier.
Knowing he needed help, he retained Fields Law to represent him and fight the insurance company. His Fields Law attorney began building his appeal by reviewing the insurer’s denial letter claims and drafting pointed arguments to counter them. The Fields Law team also acquired significant medical records proving our client’s disability and a narrative report from his primary treating physician and submitted the completed appeal. After reconsideration, the insurer overturned their prior denial and approved our client’s benefits. He soon also received a check for the back benefits from his date of disability.
