Disability Insurer Failed To Properly Address Claimant's Mental Limitations, Panel Says

CHICAGO - The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 12 reversed a district court's ruling in favor of a disability insurer after determining that the court and the insurer failed to properly address the disability claimant's mental limitations and failed to properly classify her occupation under the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) (Shirley Lacko v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co., No. 18-2155, 7th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 17518).
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