Carpal tunnel syndrome: Disability Application Cases Archive

Carpal tunnel syndrome is common and some disability insurance companies will go as far as telling the person applying for disability that they should undergo surgery to cure the pain and the resulting disability. While most courts cases have ruled that a claimant is not required to get surgery, disability insurance companies continue to argue that a claimant is not complying with the appropriate care provision if they don't submit for a carpal tunnel surgery.

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Employee Sues Cigna and Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. for Wrongful Denial of a Disability Application

The Plaintiff, William F., has filed this lawsuit against Cigna Group Insurance (Cigna), Life Insurance Company of North America (Life), and Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (Ralcorp) for the improper denial of disability benefits.

This lawsuit, filed with the help of an Arkansas Disability attorney in Federal Court, seeks payment of disability benefits that were denied to him by the aforementioned Defendants.
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Sun Life a Pain in the Neck for Florida Woman Suing for Long-Term Disability Insurance Benefits

Susan Knight has not been able to work with any reasonable continuity since February 1, 2006 due to a litany of disabling conditions pertaining to her neck. Sun Life Insurance Company does not agree. The medical conditions that preclude her from working either at her own or any occupation include but are not limited to the following:
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