CIGNA OVERTURNS LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE DENIAL FOR HENRY FORD HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE

SMDA recently obtained a reversal of CIGNA’s decision denying Long Term disability Insurance Benefits to a Henry Ford Hospital employee.  As a result of our comprehensive administrative appeal CIGNA (aka Life insurance Company of North America) overturned its decision denying our client’s claim for benefits.  Our client suffered from a number of conditions including Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Neuropathy, Asthma, COPD, Arthritis, and carpal tunnel syndrome. We convinced CIGNA to reinstate the disability insurance benefits even under the more stringent “any Occupation” definition of disability.