My Long-Term Disability Claim Has Been Denied Do I Have to Exhaust All Levels of Appeal Even If My Appeal Won’t Matter?

Long Term Disability Appeal Court Claims

You paid your premiums, filed your claim when you were no longer able to work, and waited for your check. But instead of a check, you got a letter denying your claim. A long-term disability claim denial can be devastating. Alternatively, your claim might have been accepted, but now you’ve gotten a letter from the disability carrier terminating your benefits. The denial or termination letter should explain the basis of the denial or termination, your rights, and your obligation to file an appeal of the denial or termination. Do I have to Exhaust All Levels of Appeal before Going to Court? The short answer...

30 March

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Must You File an Appeal of Your Denied Long-Term Disability Claim or Can You Just File a Lawsuit?

Posted by Nancy Cavey

in Appeals, Long Term Disability

File an Appeal of Your Denied Long-Term Disability Claim Lawsuit

The answer is “Yes,” you must file an appeal first before you file a lawsuit. Fighting your long-term disability carrier can be exhausting. Delay, endless requests for more information, not so “independent” a “medical evaluation,” surveillance and denial, are all designed to wear you out. You might be tempted to say “nuts” to that and just file a lawsuit in court. Unfortunately, that can destroy your case. What Are Your Obligations to File an Appeal of a Denied Long-Term Disability Claim? Every disability policy or plan requires that an appeal of a denied claim be filed before suing to get the disability benefits you...