Generally, disability insurance companies do not try to deny an insured’s claim for short term disability benefits as the amount of benefits paid out is usually not substantial. Nevertheless, this does not mean that disability insurance companies always approve a claim for short term disability benefits. The recent case of Desiree C. Stasen Vs The Prudential Insurance Companies Of America (Prudential), filed by a Pennsylvania disability attorney at the District Court for the Eastern District Of Pennsylvania, goes to show that even applications for short term disability benefits are not immune to denial of claims by disability insurance companies. Let us have a closer look at this case.
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