LTD Benefits Cannot Be Offset By Social Security Retirement Benefits, Judge Says

(June 7, 2024, 11:28 AM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A disability insurer abused its discretion for a third time by ignoring the language of the disability policy and contending that a claimant’s monthly long-term disability (LTD) benefits amount should be offset by the amount of the claimant’s earned-income Social Security retirement benefits, a Virginia federal judge said after determining that the plan permits an offset only for Social Security benefits paid because of a claimant’s disability....