Claimant Failed To Prove Her Disability Had A Physical Component, 9th Circuit Holds

Mealey's (September 13, 2017, 1:15 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A district court correctly concluded that a disability claimant is not entitled to long-term disability benefits because the claimant failed to prove that her disability had a physical component that would not be excluded under the plan’s mental-health limitation, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Sept. 11 (Leah A. Bilyeu v. Morgan Stanley Long Term Disability Plan, et al., No. 16-15254 No. 16-15314, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 17510)....