Finding ‘Cognitive Deficits,’ Judge Says Termination Of LTD Benefits Was Error

( August 21, 2026, 11:26 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — Saying in part that “the relevant position for the disability analysis under the ‘any occupation’ standard is an executive-level sales management position or a comparable position,” a California federal judge ruled that an insurer wrongly terminated long-term disability (LTD) benefits for a claimant she concluded was disabled due to “cognitive deficits caused by her asymmetric hearing loss.”...