After Remand For IME, Disability Claimant Gets Benefit Termination Overturned

( March 20, 2026, 3:04 PM EDT) -- CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Tennessee federal judge who previously ordered further factual development in a suit over a long-term disability (LTD) claim that involves a mental illness limitation, pain and the headache condition occipital neuralgia on March 19 granted judgment on the administrative record, ruling on de novo review that the claimant was disabled under the policy’s any gainful occupation definition as of March 2021 and is entitled to continuing benefits....