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Post-Chemo Disability

When a diagnosis of cancer is followed with treatments that include chemotherapy, patients often experience lingering symptoms of fatigue, muscle weakness, brain fog (often called chemo brain), decreased ability to concentrate, and peripheral neuropathy. In some people, these symptoms can last well past the remission of cancer.   This is precisely what happened to a client of Stennett & Casino who had a disability policy through her employer with United of Omaha. Omaha provided disability benefits while she was going through treatment. But those benefits were terminated by Omaha after she went into remission.   Though her cancer was in [...]

By |2022-08-01T21:15:44+00:00August 1st, 2022|Disability Insurance Claims|0 Comments
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District Court Finds That A Formal Functional Capacity Evaluation is Compelling Evidence of Disability

Stennett & Casino filed a complaint in San Diego Federal District Court against United of Omaha Life Ins. Co. for terminating its client's long-term disability (LTD) benefits. United of Omaha initially paid LTD benefits due to disability related to the client's low back pain following two surgeries. Omaha, however terminated benefits after one year concluding that the surgeries had resolved client's low back problems. Stennett & Casino had their client undergo functional capacity testing and submitted the findings of that testing to Omaha during the administrative appeal process. The Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) found that the client had a maximum sitting [...]

By |2018-02-15T10:27:37+00:00February 15th, 2018|Disability Insurance Claims, Legal Updates, Success Stories|0 Comments
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Disability Insurance Claim: County of San Diego (SDCERA)

Denial of Disability Retirement Reversed Stennett & Casino's client was employed by the County of San Diego for over 10 years in a clerical position.  She had to stop work because of an injury to her knee resulting from continued banging against a desk when she was placed in an awkward work station.  Despite the fact that she underwent 4 unsuccessful knee surgeries that left her with severe standing and walking limitations and severe pain with extended sitting, the County asserted that it could accommodate her limitations and continue to provide her a sedentary position. The County denied the client's [...]

By |2011-07-05T14:16:22+00:00July 5th, 2011|Disability Insurance Claims, Success Stories|0 Comments
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