Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients Against Principal
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 Principal.
Debra – Office Manager – Niantic, Connecticut
Rectal Cancer, Neuropathy, Incontinence, Chronic Pain
An office manager from Connecticut went out of work and started receiving Long Term Disability benefits due to rectal cancer. Two years after receiving benefits, her insurance provider cut off her benefits, concluding she could work in a sedentary position. Throughout her cancer treatment, however, she developed other disabling side effects, including anemia, chemo induced peripheral neuropathy, anxiety and depression, chronic diarrhea, bowel obstruction, pain in both hips, and chronic pain. Her neuropathy caused so much pain in her fingers that it hurt to touch a keyboard. Just prior to the termination of her benefits, the Social Security Administration evaluated her in person, and determined that she had less than sedentary functional capacity. She could not understand how they could come to one conclusion, but Principal came to the opposite. She decided to reach out to the Fields Law team for answers.
Our Team assured our client that we would do everything we could to put together a solid record with evidence pointing to disability and appeal Principal’s decision. The Fields Law attorneys wrote an appeal that documented all evidence that proved our client could not work in any occupation, and gathered support from our client’s doctors to bolster the argument. Our client’s Long Term Disability provider had no choice but to reinstate benefits following the appeal from our attorneys. Our client was so glad she decided to trust the Fields Law team to get her the quick, reliable results she needed to fight Principal and get her well-deserved disability benefits.
Robert – Car Salesman – Menifee, California
Complications from Shoulder Surgery, Herniated Discs, Radiculopathy
A car salesman from California began suffering from shoulder and back pain after a car accident that required him to have shoulder surgery. His symptoms made work impossible. After being approved for Short Term Disability benefits and receiving Long Term Disability benefits for two years, the insurance company stopped paying because they said he could return to work.
Worried about his lost income, and still struggling with severe pain, he called Fields Law Firm for help. Our team obtained the claim file from Principal and found that they had overlooked key records. The Fields Law attorneys obtained an expert vocational opinion and drafted a strong appeal. Principal changed their mind on the denial and our client received a lump-sum payment for back-pay and ongoing monthly benefits.
