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.
Lonette – Nurse Anesthetist – Durham, North Carolina
Interstitial Cystitis, Fibromyalgia, Glaucoma, IBS, Cervical Disc Disease, Anxiety
A nurse anesthetist from North Carolina was forced to stop working due to interstitial cystitis and associated urinary urgency, pelvic pain, and a sleep disorder. Her Long Term Disability carrier accepted her claim and paid benefits for nearly thirteen years. The Hartford later denied her benefits claiming that she was no longer disabled under the terms of her policy. Unsure of what to do, she reached out to Fields Law Firm. The Fields Law attorneys obtained all of our client’s medical records and began crafting her case for an appeal. In addition to acquiring medical records, our attorneys showed that the review by The Hartford was defective in numerous ways. The Hartford reversed their decision and reinstated her monthly benefits.
Karen – LPN Surgical Associate – Mount Ulla, North Carolina
Hashimotos, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Hyper IGE Syndrome, Ulcerative Colitis, High Blood Pressure, Multilevel Disc Herniations, Chronic Hip Pain, Immobility, Chronic Infections, Chronic Fatigue, Cognitive Dysfunction, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression
A Surgical LPN from North Carolina developed several complex medical conditions including Hashimotos, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Hyper IGE Syndrome, degenerative disc disease and chronic pain. She was forced to stop working due to her increasing symptoms. She applied for Long Term Disability benefits from her insurance carrier. The Hartford denied her application, and she contacted Fields Law Firm to represent her for her administrative appeal.
The attorneys at Fields Law Firm acquired updated medical records from her doctors and a supportive report from a vocational expert. The Fields Law team drafted an appeal critical of The Hartford’s denial decision and submitted it for their review. Upon consideration, The Hartford overturned their prior determination, and granted our client back benefits through her Own Occupation period. Our client then continued her partnership with Fields Law to fight The Hartford’s subsequent denial of her benefits during the Any Occupation period of review.
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.
