Robert A. Haley v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge HAMILTON and Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

Robert A. Haley became disabled and stopped working in February 1990 as a result of ankylosing spondylitis (a fusing of the spine) and neuropathies (degeneration of the .nerves) in his legs. He filed a claim under his employer’s long-term disability benefits plan, but the plan’s administrator denied the claim on the ground that Haley’s disability resulted from medical conditions that preexisted his enrollment in the plan and was therefore excluded by…