Panel Says Refusal To Conduct In-Person Medical Exam Was Arbitrary And Capricious

CINCINNATI - The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on March 30 remanded a claim for short-term disability (STD) benefits to the plan administrator for a full and fair review of the claim because the plan administrator's refusal to conduct an in-person medical exam was arbitrary and capricious (Kimberly J. Guest-Marcotte v. Life Insurance Company of North America, et al., No. 17-1233, 6th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 8105).
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