Denial Of LTD Benefits Was Arbitrary, Capricious, Federal Judge Determines

Mealey's (March 10, 2022, 12:46 PM EST) -- CHATANOOGA, Tenn. — A Tennessee federal judge on March 9 granted a disability claimant’s motion for judgment on the administrative record and remanded the claim to the plan administrator after determining that the disability insurer’s denial of long-term disability (LTD) benefits was arbitrary and capricious because the insurer disregarded the opinion of the claimant’s treating doctor who was the only physician to physically examine the claimant....