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Dell & Schaefer PA
Disability Insurance Lawyers Helping the Disabled Since 1979.
We are disability insurance attorneys that have helped thousands of claimants nationwide to obtain STD, LTD and long term care benefits. We represent claimants at all stages of a claim for disability income benefits, which includes the disability application process, monthly claim handling, denial of disability benefits, ERISA appeals, lawsuits to recover disability benefits and lump sum policy buyouts for individuals that are currently being paid disability income benefits. We always offer a free consultation.
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Business Owner With DID Gets MetLife Disability Approval
By Gregory Dell
DID is a very disabling condition but often challenged by disability insurance companies. Long term disability attorney Steven Dell discusses how he was able to secure approval of MetLife long term disability benefits for a business owner.…
Dentist With Neck and Back Disorder Wins Unum and Protective Life Claim
By Gregory Dell
Steven and Gregory Dell have helped thousands of claimants to get their disability insurance benefits approved. We discuss a successful Unum and Protective Life disability benefit approval for a dentist with a neck and back disorder. Contact us to…
Lincoln Financial Disability Denial of Hotel Manager with Colon Cancer Reversed
By Gregory Dell
Lincoln Financial has a horrible pattern of denying long term disability claims as soon as a claimant with cancer enters remission. Remission does not mean a claimant has no disabling symptoms.…
Software Engineer with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Resolves New York Life Disability Lawsuit
By Gregory Dell
Our client was a software engineer disabled by Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and a rare lumbar back disorder. Following the denial of short and long term disability insurance benefits a lawsuit was filed against New York Life and a confidential…
Unum Disability Appeal Victory for a Transportation Manager with a Brain Injury
By Gregory Dell
Attorneys Rachel Alters and Gregory Dell discuss a case against Unum in which Unum approved benefits for a brain injury and then denied benefits shortly thereafter. This was a very sad denial. Our client contacted us after being denied…
How to Prevent a Unum Long Term Disability Benefit Denial
By Gregory Dell
Anyone who is dealing with a medical or mental health condition that prevents you from working full-time knows how stressful this process can be—made more so by worrying that Unum will deny your claim for long term disability benefits.…
How to Prevent Your Disability Benefits From Being Denied
By Gregory Dell
When your disability insurance policy’s definition of “disability” changes, many claimants are vulnerable to having their benefits denied. What should claimants do to protect themselves—and their benefits? Below, we’ll discuss what happens when the change of disability definition occurs…
Registered Nurse Wins Disability Insurance Appeal of Lincoln Financial Denial
By Gregory Dell
Attorney Cesar Gavidia was successful in helping a registered nurse with a knee disorder to get her Lincoln Financial disability denial reversed. Cesar discusses the basis for the Lincoln Financial denial and the strategies he took to get the…
Do Disability Insurance Companies Deny All Claims?
By Gregory Dell
Anywhere from one to two years after your claim for short term disability benefits has been approved, your insurance carrier will begin to evaluate whether you qualify for long term disability benefits. Far too often, the answer is no—not because…