Disability Claimant Is Entitled To LTD Benefits Under Plan’s Own-Occupation Standard

(May 5, 2022, 1:02 PM EDT) -- RENO, Nev. — A disability claimant is entitled to the reinstatement of long-term disability (LTD) benefits under his health care plan’s own-occupation standard because the disability insurer abused its discretion in determining that the claimant failed to provide medical evidence in support of his disability, a Nevada federal judge said March 24 in granting the claimant’s motion for summary judgment....