Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients in Missouri
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 Missouri.
Steven – Warehouse Manager – Foristell, Missouri
Long Term Side Effects and Symptoms from Chemotherapy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Chronic Fatigue, Pulmonary Embolus, Major Neurocognitive Disorder
A warehouse manager from Missouri suffered from a long history of lymphoma requiring significant chemotherapy. He battled through his cancer treatments and returned to work when he began to suffer from the long-term side effects and symptoms from chemotherapy, including Peripheral Neuropathy, Chronic Fatigue, Pulmonary Embolus, and a major Neurocognitive Disorder. He applied for Long Term Disability benefits, but The Hartford denied his claim. They asserted he had appeared to have recovered from his cancer diagnosis, and seemed capable of performing his own occupation without any restrictions.
His next step was to retain Fields Law to help him apply for Social Security Disability benefits and fight the denial of his Long Term Disability. Our team was able to successfully gather the evidence necessary to win both his Social Security Disability benefits at the application stage, and convince The Hartford to overturn the denial of Long Term Disability benefits. We established that all of the independent medical evidence in this case supported our client’s treating doctor and her opinion that our client could not work with his severe fatigue and cognitive side effects. After receiving all of the medical evidence of disability, The Hartford reversed its decision and reinstated our client’s benefits.
Lisa – Nurse Practitioner – Springfield, Missouri
Fibromyalgia, Bilateral Knee Pain, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Prior to developing chronic pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, and degenerative arthritis in her knees, a happy and healthy Nurse Practitioner served as an Air Force Officer for twenty years. She enjoyed hiking, nature, travel, cooking, theater, and dance. However, as her health difficulties progressed, she was unable to continue to provide the excellent standard of care her patients were accustomed to. Moreover, she began to worry about the safety of her patients given her profound fatigue, malaise, chronic pain, and tearfulness. She left work at the advice of her treating doctors and submitted a claim to her Long Term Disability insurance company. Lincoln Financial initially approved benefits and paid her for a little over a year. However, it denied benefits based on the medical review of an independent doctor.
She found Fields Law after searching for help online. Our attorneys secured the claim file from Lincoln Financial and determined the medical evidence that was needed to overturn the denial. After securing reports from our client’s doctors, the appeal was submitted for the insurer’s review. Shortly thereafter, Lincoln Financial reinstated the claim and paid our client her benefits.
Mike – Maintenance Mechanic – Marceline, Missouri
Epilepsy
A maintenance mechanic from Missouri left work when he lost control of his epilepsy and he began experiencing increasingly frequent and severe seizures. He was unable to keep up with his heavy work as a maintenance mechanic. He submitted a claim to for disability benefits which was approved and paid for two years. However, when the definition of disability changed from the “Own Occupation” standard to the “Any Occupation” standard, New York Life stated he could work at several desk jobs.
He reached out to Fields Law Firm for assistance with the denial of his claim. We assisted our client in appealing the denial decision and proved conclusively that he was unable to work due to uncontrolled epilepsy. New York Life reinstated his claim and paid all outstanding benefits.
