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FLG Disability Insights
FLG Disability Insights from Feden Law Group delivers short, practical briefings on disability benefits, ERISA insurance disputes, and Social Security federal appeals. Nicholas Feden explains what happened, what the court decided, and why it matters. Explore the full case analyses at FedenLawGroup.com, and try FLG Case Analyst Beta for a full AI-generated report from an attorney-trained, cutting-edge model. General information, not individual legal advice.
Episodes
- FLG Disability Insights
When Social Security Ends Benefits, What Evidence Must Change?
An Alabama federal court required a meaningful comparison between the evidence supporting an earlier disability finding and the later record used to end…
- FLG Disability Insights
Why an LTD Complaint Must Identify the Plan and Right to Benefits
A New Jersey court dismissed a long-term disability complaint with leave to amend because it did not adequately identify the governing plan or explain…
- FLG Disability Insights
Fibromyalgia, Daily Activities, and a Flawed SSDI Denial
A California federal court explains why limited daily activities and brief hearing observations did not adequately support rejecting a claimant’s fibromyalgia…
- FLG Disability Insights
When Speaking Limits Define an ERISA Disability Dispute
A disability dispute turned on whether the claimant could speak for only a few minutes or for hours during a workday. Nick explains why the court denied…
- FLG Disability Insights
Why a Partner’s Statement Can Change an SSDI Appeal
A partner described slow chores and severe limitations during fibromyalgia flares, but the administrative decision gave no reason for rejecting that account…
- FLG Disability Insights
Why a Later Diagnosis May Not Prove Past Work Limitations
A corporate lawyer’s later diagnoses did not persuade the court that she was disabled when Unum ended her benefits. Nick explains the de novo ruling and why…
- FLG Disability Insights
When a Missing Hearing Transcript Undermines an SSDI Denial
A missing Social Security hearing recording left the reviewing court unable to assess testimony used in an SSDI denial. Nick explains why the court ordered…
- FLG Disability Insights
Hartford Any-Occupation Review: Deadlines, Job Demands, and the Appeal Record
A Hartford any-occupation ruling illustrates how appeal deadlines, preserved submission records, realistic training assumptions, and the fit between medical…
- FLG Disability Insights
When an SSDI Work-Capacity Finding Lacks the Functional Evidence
A federal SSDI remand highlights the difference between medical findings and evidence that explains a claimant’s functional ability to meet the demands of…
- FLG Disability Insights
Why Lost Income Wasn’t Enough for Provident Partial Disability Benefits
A Provident partial-disability decision shows why a substantial income loss may still fall short when the record does not connect medical restrictions to the…
- FLG Disability Insights
Why Stable Mental Health Notes May Not Answer the Work Question
A New Jersey SSI appeal examines why positive mental health observations still require a clear explanation of what a claimant can sustain under the specific…
- FLG Disability Insights
When an ERISA Claim Dispute Reaches Beyond the Claim File
A Minnesota ERISA ruling allowed focused discovery on a separately pleaded fiduciary-duty claim involving an allegedly inaccurate account of a doctor…
- FLG Disability Insights
When Simple Work Doesn’t Explain a Two-Step Task Limit
A Social Security court explains why labeling work simple did not resolve an omitted one- and two-step task restriction, and why the gap required a new hearing…
- FLG Disability Insights
Signing an Employment Release? Protect Your Disability Claim
An employment settlement and a disability appeal can overlap. Nick Feden explains what Cude v. Lincoln National teaches about release language and timing—and…