(January 2, 2020, 5:22 PM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 23 affirmed a district court’s ruling that the denial of a claim for short-term disability (STD) benefits was not unreasonable after determining that the claimant failed to present a valid basis for reversal (Jacqueline E. Presi v. Ascension Health Alliance, doing business as Ascension, et al., No. 19-1792, 8th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 38198)....