Legal Opinion
Gent v. CUNA Mutual Insurance Society
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 12, 2010No. 09-1703PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
This case arose after CUNA Mutual Insurance Society (“CUNA”) stopped paying long-term disability benefits to the appellant, Barbara Gent. CUNA ceased its payments after determining that Gent was subject to the “mental illness limitation” in its policy. Under this limitation, an insured who is disabled due to a mental illness may not receive disability benefits for more than two years. Gent took several administrative appeals of CUNA’s determination, arguing that her disability was caused by a physical condition, specifically, Lyme disease. When these appeals were…
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