Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in Idaho
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 and lawsuit case wins in Idaho.
Angela – Department Manager – Meridian, Idaho
Erythromelalgia (EM), Compression Fractures in Back
A department manager for a large retailer developed a rare condition called erythromelalgia, which affected the circulation to her hands and feet. She also had compression fractures in her back. Eventually, the pain and her functional limitations forced her to stop working. She applied for Long Term Disability benefits, but was denied on application. Sedgwick claimed there was not enough medical documentation to support a consistent inability to work.
After a quick internet search, she found Fields Law Firm to represent her. Our attorneys mapped out the appeal process for her and gave her an accurate picture of what to expect from day one. The Fields Law team acquired updated medical records, a functional capacity assessment, and secured letters of support from her physician specialist. They then crafted a lengthy appeal, attacking or addressing all of Sedgwick’s claims in their denial letter. The Fields Law team submitted the appeal to Sedgwick. Upon review, they overturned their prior denial decision, instating Long Term benefits and issuing a check for the backpay owed to our client.
John – Layout Designer – Middleton, Idaho
Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Chronic Migraines
A Layout Designer in Idaho suffered from severe depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, panic attacks, and chronic migraines. As his conditions worsened, he was taken off work by his doctors and began receiving Long Term Disability benefits. His claim was administered by a third-party on behalf of Reliance Standard.
Unfortunately, after only two months of payments, his insurer cut off his disability benefits. Reliance Standard relied upon two statements within the claimant’s medical records stating he felt a bit better, combined with its own medical record review asserting he could still work full-time, to deny benefits. This occurred even though he required ongoing and continuing hospitalizations and treatments for his conditions.
Unsure how to move forward on his own, he immediately contacted Fields Law Firm for help fighting this decision. His attorney and the team at Fields Law built the evidence necessary to win this appeal and respond to all of Reliance Standard’s errors. We documented the numerous points that were ignored, misstated, and selectively cited relevant evidence to its benefit and our client’s detriment. We reached out to our client’s numerous doctors to show their support in the form of narrative reports. After reviewing our appeal, Reliance Standard reversed its decision, paid our client his back pay, and recommenced monthly benefit payments.
