Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients Against The Hartford
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 The Hartford.
Sue – Hotel Manager – Renton, Washington
Myasthenia Gravis, Thyoma
A hotel manager became disabled after developing a rare neuromuscular disorder and an associated form of cancer. Her capacity for performing her fast-paced, highly skilled job were severely impaired. She applied for Long Term Disability benefits and received them for about two years. However, The Hartford decided her conditions were not severe enough to rule out working at a sitting or sedentary-type job. She was shocked because she often had trouble even keeping her balance while sitting for short periods of time.
Worried about how to proceed, she hired Fields Law Firm to file an appeal on her behalf. We collected medical records and narrative reports to show a complete and holistic view of the claimant’s conditions, restrictions, and limitations. The Fields Law attorneys referred our client to a functional capacity evaluation to show that she was unable to perform any type of work. The medical documentation was submitted with a legal memorandum arguing our client’s case under federal case law and regulations. After a brief review, The Hartford reversed its decision to deny benefits and started paying our client’s claim.
Scott – Sales Route Driver – Roanoke, Virginia
Degenerative Disc Disorder with Radiculopathy, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylosis, Polyneuropathy, Hypertension, Chronic Neuropathy
A delivery driver in Roanoke, Virginia applied for and received Short Term Disability benefits from an insurance policy provided by his employer. However, when he was supposed to transition to Long Term Disability benefits, the insurance company denied him. The insurer claimed that he was capable of performing the essential duties of his own occupation and based its determination on the opinion of a doctor that had never met him.
He was very upset that the insurance company had ignored the opinions of his own doctors and cut-off his only source of income. He retained Fields Law Firm and our attorneys reached out to our client’s doctors, collected updated medical records, and drafted a winning appeal. The insurance company could not ignore the evidence submitted by the team at Fields Law and approved our client’s Long Term Disability benefits, sending him a large backpay check.
Michael – Director of Engineering – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Lupus, Depression, Anxiety
A director of engineering at a major hospital in Virginia found himself unable to keep up with his extremely complicated job. His treating doctor recommended that he work no more than 40 hours per week, as he would routinely work 60 hour weeks to fulfill all of his duties. He took time off from work and applied for Long Term disability benefits in order to recuperate. The Hartford denied his claim for benefits stating he could perform his job duties in a 40 hours work week.
Not knowing what he was supposed to do, he hired Fields Law Firm. His attorney hired a vocational consultant to argue the man could not perform his duties in a 40 hour work week. After reviewing updated medical records and the report from the vocational consultant, The Hartford paid our client his benefits. He was so impressed with the result of the appeal that he hired Fields Law to represent him on an ongoing basis.
