Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in West Virginia
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.
Learn how we’ve handled West Virginia long-term disability cases.
Learn how we’ve handled West Virginia long-term disability cases.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal and lawsuit case wins in West Virginia.
Mary Beth – Nurse Practitioner – Man, West Virginia
Migraines, Degenerative Disc Disease, Carpel Tunnel, Memory Problems, Neuropathy, Bell’s Palsy
A Nurse Practitioner from West Virginia suffered from a whole host of condition, including a history of Lyme’s disease, which caused recurring migraines and memory problems. She also suffered from degenerative disc disease, numbness in her limbs, and Bell’s Palsy. She took 24 medications to attempt to fight her symptoms, but the side-effects and her symptoms made work impossible. She received Long Term Disability benefits for four years with no issues. Then CIGNA suddenly stopped paying because they said she could return to work.
The woman was shocked. Her medication list took up more than an entire page, and she was in no condition to return to work of any kind. She called Fields Law Firm for help. Our team obtained the full claim file from CIGNA and our attorneys scoured the record for places where CIGNA had made legal or factual errors. Our attorneys drafted a strong appeal based on updated medical records, expert testimony, and strong legal research. Somehow, the insurer denied the first appeal. Our attorneys obtained even more evidence for a second appeal. The insurance company finally relented and granted our client benefits. She received a lump-sum for back-pay and ongoing monthly benefits. She was overjoyed to have the strong advocacy of Fields Law on her side. She has since hired our firm to monitor her ongoing claim so we can be ready to go if CIGNA makes another error.
Billy – Store Manager – Beckley, West Virginia
Diabetic Nephropathy, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease
A manager of a Kroger’s grocery store in West Virginia suffered from a number of different conditions. After attempting to continue working despite his condition, he soon realized he simply couldn’t work. After applying for Short Term Disability benefits, his insurer denied his claim. Their denial claimed that the medical information available did not provide clinical findings that would preclude him from working.
Not sure what he should do, he reached out to Fields Law. After completing his review of our client’s file from Metlife, our attorneys developed a plan to fight the denial. We updated medical records and obtained a report from our client’s treating doctor and drafted a winning appeal. Metlife reversed their decision and reinstated the client’s benefits and paid all the past-due benefits. Our client was relieved and grateful to have his sole source of income back.
