Legal Opinion
Linda McGraw v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1998No. 97-6064PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PORFILIO, Circuit Judge.
Linda McGraw appeals three adverse orders resulting in the denial of her claims for medical insurance benefits for physical therapy and home nursing care prescribed to treat her multiple sclerosis. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Disease
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. That is, it is believed, deficiencies or abnormalities in the immune system trigger immune cells to attack myelin, the insulating sheath surrounding nerve cell processes located in the central nervous system. The damaged…
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