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.
Here are just a few examples of our Long Term Disability appeal case wins against MetLife.
John – Electrical Engineer – Huger, South Carolina
Vestibular Disease
A man from South Carolina was successfully working as an electrical engineer and making a great living. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with vestibular disease which caused serious symptoms of chronic dizziness, balance problems, and migraines. Due to his symptoms, he was unable to perform any work, spending many days in bed. His Long Term Disability insurer denied his claim stating that the medical evidence did not support that he was disabled from his occupation.
No longer able to work and not knowing what he was supposed to do, he found the attorneys at Fields Law. Our attorneys reviewed all of the records from the insurance company and requested updated medical records and a report from the client’s treating neurologist. With updated records and a full understanding of the insurance company’s arguments, our attorneys drafted a winning appeal which forced the insurance company to reinstate benefits. Our client was happy to know that he was going to be receiving all of the backpay he was due and would be receiving a check monthly to provide for himself and his family.
John – Project Manager – Corvallis, Oregon
Migraines, Occipital Neuralgia
A project manager for an international IT company developed severe migraines and headaches which hindered his ability to work at a computer and tolerate office lighting. He submitted a claim to his disability insurance carrier. His claim was initially paid, until Metlife had an independent doctor review his medical records. The doctor said there was no evidence to support that he would not be able to work. On the contrary, he had three treating physicians that agreed he could not and should not return to work in any capacity.
Confronted with this denial dilemma, he found Fields Law while searching for help online. Our attorneys reviewed the claim file from Metlife and determined severe clinically significant findings were overlooked by the independent doctor. We then secured favorable reports from our client’s treating physicians and submitted the appeal. Metlife quickly reversed its denial of benefits and reinstated our client’s claim.
Ron – Production Supervisor – Mansfield, Ohio
Depression, Anxiety, Bilateral Patellar Tendon Ruptures
After working for a number of years as a production supervisor, a man from Ohio started developing depression and anxiety. These ailments affected his ability to perform so he left work and filed a claim for Short Term and Long Term Disability benefits. He received benefits for a few months, and then was denied continuing benefits when he was informed his conditions were not severe enough to support an inability to work. To compound the issue, he suffered a very serious injury while out on medical leave. The insurer concluded that the injury should not be considered because it occurred after he was determined to be able to return to work under the policy.
Fields Law took on his case and collected medical records and secured a supportive report from the treating doctor. Our attorneys submitted the medical records and reports to the insurance company along with a memorandum outlining our client’s legal rights under the statute governing the policy. After a brief review, the insurer reversed the decision to deny benefits and started paying our client’s Short Term and Long Term Disability claims.
