Liebel v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Christy M. Liebel brought this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) after being denied long term disability benefits by Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna), which administers a disability plan on behalf of her former employer. The district court entered judgment for Aetna, and Ms. Liebel appealed. We affirm for the reasons explained below.

I. GENERAL BACKGROUND

Ms. Liebel has a history of painful back (and related) problems, associated with scoliosis and exacerbated by injuries, which have been addressed through…