A Minnesota federal court upheld Aetna’s termination of long-term disability benefits after seven years of payment. Young shows why current functional evidence can matter when an ERISA insurer reexamines an established claim.
An ERISA appeal should address material changes in vocational evidence, especially when a carrier revises a job’s physical demands.
Pankey v. Aetna shows why a financial-records dispute can threaten long-term disability benefits even when the claimant’s physical disability is undisputed.
A recent Massachusetts decision involving Hartford highlights why functional evidence, changing policy definitions, and the administrative appeal record matter in ERISA disability claims.
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