Legal Opinion
Menz v. Procter & Gamble Health Care Plan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 27, 2008No. 07-1997PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Judge.
Plaintiff Steven Menz filed this action to review the denial of benefits under an employee benefits plan. Menz seeks benefits for a secondary or “back-up” prosthetic left arm and hand. The defendants filed motions for judgment on the administrative record which were granted by the district court. 2 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Relevant Facts
Steven Menz, a self-employed rancher, was injured in a work-related accident, resulting in the amputation of his left arm above the elbow. Menz is a beneficiary of The Procter & Gamble Health Care Plan (“The…
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