Short & Long Term Disability Cases We’ve Won for Our Clients Against The Standard

A Registered Nurse who loved her job suddenly developed fibromyalgia and Lyme disease. It exacerbated her depression and anxiety resulting in a complete inability to work. She submitted a claim to her disability insurance carrier, who determined she was not disabled from her job.

She reached out to Fields Law and hired us to file an appeal on her behalf and challenge the wrongful denial. We secured a very supportive report from our client’s treating provider that outlined the difficulties our client would have with her work as a Registered Nurse. Our attorneys assembled the medical information and filed an appeal with The Standard. After reviewing our client’s case, The Standard approved her claim.

A New York woman worked as a Legal Assistant for several decades before contracting a mysterious virus, and developing Vestibular Dysfunction with associated conditions. She began suffering intense nausea, dizziness and migraines whenever she was subjected to visual or auditory stimulation. Living and working around New York City, this soon became a serious problem and she was forced to stop working, as a result.

She applied for Long Term Disability benefits through her insurance company. However, after 6 months of silence, the insurer sent her a letter denying her claim for benefits. The denial letter claimed her medical documentation did not support functional limitations which would preclude her from performing the material duties of her own occupation.

Knowing she needed help to fight the insurance company, she contacted Fields Law for help. Fields Law put a team of attorneys on her case, and began gathering the extensive documentation needed to prove her disability. The Fields Law team worked with her medical providers to produce a detailed narrative report, which contradicted the insurer’s internally generated “expert” medical reviews. When considering the appeal, the insurer had no choice but to approve benefits. Our client’s benefits were reinstated, and she received an additional check for back-pay of her missed benefits.

A Mississippi man who worked in a warehouse and drove a forklift suddenly developed excruciating, intractable migraine headaches. His headaches, at times, became so penetrating he couldn’t see straight nor maintain his balance, and would frequently need to sit down until these terrifying episodes would go away. His doctors ordered MRI scans which did not reveal abnormalities in his brain. Bravely, he continued with his job. Eventually, out of fear of hurting fellow co-workers, not to mention damaging one of the businesses few forklifts, he filed for disability. He was granted disability payments for a period of time. After a medical review and discovering a lack of abnormal findings on MRI or CT scans, The Standard made the decision to discontinue benefits and cease disability payments.

He needed help working with The Standard and came to Fields Law Firm. Our attorneys gathered supporting documentation from his medical providers, and built a flawless case to support his claim for Long Term Disability benefits. Our team of attorneys presented an appeal asserting that The Standard selectively ignored evidence in his records and failed to properly recognize our client’s debilitating migraines, which qualified him as disabled under the policy. The Standard overturned its decision, granting the Long Term Disability benefits he deserved. He was happy with the result and soon began to receive regular checks in the mail.