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Disability Denial Upheld – MS, Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease Diagnosed

In Hamilton v. Standard Insurance Company, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal upheld the insurer’s decision to deny long-term disability benefits to a disabled worker.  In this case, a phone company employee submitted a claim for long-term disability benefits alleging MS, fibromyalgia, and Lyme disease.  The long-term disability insurer denied the claim and the Court’s…