Judge Rules For Insurer That Cut Off LTD Benefits Under Any-Occupation Standard

( October 2, 2025, 8:27 AM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — Upholding termination of long-term disability (LTD) benefits under an any-occupation standard for a claimant who has multiple sclerosis (MS) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), a Delaware federal judge said in part that a final determination by independent appeal evaluator IMEDECS is not new evidence....