McCall v. American Electric Power System Long Term Disability Plan, No. 7:2011cv00449 - Document 19 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 06/15/2012. (rkc)

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( n. 66 mpo e s e s na l lfe y h r d ain,ri n nd xpeinc ' Admi R. 0) ' (mph ssa e ) e a i dd d . 5Dr Je ierNash- rght clni ps W i , i cal ychol s,c uded t tt clni evi . nn f ogit oncl ha he i cal dence di not d s pp r dun ton li ime tfo aps c l ia c dii o dign i a p e e t'( n. 58 ) u o tt ci a mpar n r m y hoogc l on ton r a oss t r s n . Admi R. 3 . f ' Dr.W ilam Hum phres orhopedit concl li i , t s, udedt M s M ccal wasphyscaly capabl ofr t ni t hat . l i l e e ur ng o wor i as de tr c p ct (d. t5 6. Dr BabaaPa k ,rha lttonp sca ,c l e t t k n e na y a a iy. 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(d. t23. o iue o mpar he li nts biiy o r n ul-i ss' l a ) ' 3 ne o yc a r c t tng by D r Thom asG ua te i ps hi t it on J r a y 28, 0;f l ur ps hi ti es i . li r, yc a rs , a m r 201 olow up ne o yc a r c t tng by D r Sa e V a s m a , ychi ti t on Apr l29, 0'a a r t ur ps hi ti es i . nde p l l vi ps a r s , i 201 , nd epor by Dr J l He l c i ca ps hol s ,da ed M a 7,2011 Dr G ua te i st s i c ns sed of . o m i, lni l yc ogit t y . . li r ' e tng o i t pa i ntc pl t s l ofps hol c - m otona fm c i ng,a t ry- i e ba t r of te - om e ed ca es yc ogi ale i l t toni hit m nut te y c omputrz c nii s re ng,a f fc t fc ne ops hol c ts .Ad n. eied og tve ce ni nd our a e-o-a e ur yc ogial aks ( mi R. 20. Dr Guater' t tngas i ude ak ldiyi c t 'pur t ydesg t a s s ) . li is esi lo ncl d Ã» i t ndiaor' poredl ined o ses va M s M c lsef t(d. Dr Vas vic mpltdhi f l u e l tonofM s M c lafe . cal' for.l ) . lhna o ee s olow-p vauai . cal tr s soppe tki s vealme c tons (d.a 1 ) Dr Vasma frt mos par duplc t he t d a ng e r diai . I t 53. . ll vi o he t t iaed Dr Gu l eisn u o s h arctsi a drpo tdta M s M c l' Ã» e r l gce m ( s . at r' e r p yc iti e t n e re h t . cals t u o o i xa wa j i ng n ese i l unc s ntaly hange '(d. Dr Helte tdM s M c l,eviwe he me c lr or , nd d.' 1 ) . i rae . calr e d r dia ec ds a pe f m e a f tona ca ciy e l i D r He ls a e t tM s M cca lw as s f rng f om r or d unc i l pa t va uaton. . i t t d ha . l uf e i r $ pr r c ed he lh c i i' a t ti s r t d t wor i r c ton w o d c r a nl $ ot a t a a t r s s' nd ha f he e unw o k t ondii he ul e t i y deei ae'(d. t31 )Hec l dt tt C ombi to ofme c la ps hol c trort.'l a -32. oncude ha he d c nain dia nd yc ogial c tonsr re heruna et wok i a e r nta ghaqtme. 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M cca ls d i ia i s m i Se em be 25,2009 s d ha be n s tt r , do not l' t m t tons t ng pt l r houl ve e hor -e m and co tt e ape m a n f t o li pa r e tt tw oul c i t i pa rt cl m a ' a lt ns iut r ne t unc i na m im n ha d ontnue o m i he ai nt s biiy t wor onaf ltmebass'(d.a 23 ,hevaldiyi c t us byDr Guali it ts efr o k ul-i i,'i t ) t i t ndiaor ed . ter o et fo t 4 i M s M c l ' fr tr n . ca ls is ound ofne ops hi t i t s i t s f le outoff vorbe a e i i not ur yc a rc e tng Ã» a l n ha a c us t s s fcenl s nstvet s ufii ty e ii o uboptma ef t'(d. t24) c l i ' dbea er t i l for, i a .He oncuded t t ' woul n ror o drw a c l insa tt cama ' e f tba e ont 'vai t i c trusd.1 ) Dr a ny oncuso bou he li nts for s d he' ldiy ndiao e (d. . M a tne a s not t tDr V a sm a di notus a t tt a s s e f t ort A prlt s i ri z l o ed ha . l l vi d e es o s es f or f he i e tng. (d. 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Subsa i le denc tc i t ofm or t n a s ntla ofe de e butm a be s m e ha l s t nta vi e d ons s s e ha ci il vi nc y o w t es t naprpondea 'ofe de .I (ntr quoai maksa ciai omitd) ha e rnce' vi nce d. i enal tton r nd tton te . A c a m a i s r t m a notÃ§ el c i l r y upo bisa pi c ofi onna i n t t l i dm nit a or y s e tve y el s n t nd e es nf to ha s ppo t 1ade iint de be ft,rt rt nradi t physca 'a cot si a u rg cso o ny neis ahe ha e ng he iins c mt n ras bl mn r'Ca ev. ' Ca .Co.289F.Supp.2d732,740( D. .2003) s as e ona e nne . s Contl s , ' E. Va ; ee lo Myesv.Hec e,25 F. 761 7 ( hCi. ) r r uls 3 3d , 66 4t r 2001.Howe r i i note h t tadifrnt ve, ts noug ha fee c l i m a ha bee a l c ore n a be t rde s on.M ver , F. a 766. The c t onc us on y ve n ogi al ve te ci i s 253 3d t our m us a c pt' ny r a ona e i e pr t ton' g ve by t Pl n. t ce ' a e s bl nt r e a i ' i n he a Ecke be r v.Re i st rLi e I . l ry la a f ns Co.469F. 3 3 (t Ci.2006 .Ã»l i notl ea o bl ...oraplna nitaort , 3d 40, 43 4h r ) tt s mr s na e f a dmi srt o gi e g ea e wei t isow n c ulan s det nui i t n t t r om m e tonsoft v r t r ght o t ons t t ' e natons ha o he ec nda i he be t i r s o n doc or' M a sele v. f I .Co. N o t Am . 24 F.Supp. 593,596 ne k a y' w t . r t l r Lie ns ' of r h , 2d ( . Va.1 (iai omit . W D. 998) ctton ted) M s M c l' mo inf rs mmayj g n f c s so wh ts ec a a trz sa a . cals to o u r ud me t o u e n a h h r ce ie s s e tvepa s ng ofm edi le de . M s M cca la g t tPr nta di notf l a el c i ri ca vi nce . l r ues ha ude i l d olow de i r t ,prnc pl d r as ng pr s bec us i i nor d ne r ps a rc t s i a D r lbe a e i i e e oni oce s a e t g e u o ychi t i e tng nd . He lsr por .1 The Pl n a guest r pors w e e i or a e i o t f lr vi w by ist r i' e t a r he e t r nc por t d nt he ul e e t hidpa t e r sa pr l di c r y xpe t nd opery s ount d. The co tc l s t tPr dentalcons de e t t e ur onc ude ha u i i r d ha e de e a a t d w ihi isdi c e i i dicou i i. Bot t ne ops hi ti t tng a vi nc nd c e t n t s r ton n s ntng t h he ur yc a r c es i nd D r Hei' r por w e e r f r nc d i r pors fom t r pa t e rst tPr nta r le upon . ls e t r e e e e n e t r hid- ry xpe t ha ude i l e i d hea l i is d t m i ton. D r Y o a di c e D r Guali r ' t tng be a e he viy n t e er na i . hm n s ount d . t e is es i c us 1M S M ccal al ar l so guest ti Pr ntalf ha f ude i ound t t tng s pr ded i ufk i t i he es i he ovi ns f ent hen t . s d ha r houl ve equesed addii t tonalt tng.Buteac ofPr esi h udentalst r part experswasa et c i ' hid- y t bl o omet o a concl i ast M s M ccal' i pai uson o . ls m nnentafe dic i t neur yc ati t tng and wei ng i tr s ountng he ops hi rc esi ghi t agai tt ot evi ns he her dence i t r d. n he ecor 7 c ne d dta i wa Ã§ twel aiae a ag a u eols mp o vai t a d efr o tn e h tt s Ã§ no l v ld td s me s r t y t m l y n fo t di ma ge ntbyc rntr e r hltrt e. ( mi R.1 ) Dr M a tne fundDr na me ure esa c ieaur ' Ad n. 75. . ri z o ' . Gua te i st tng unpe s i be a e i w a t ts tci nty s ns tve t s li r ' es i r uasve c us t s s ufi e l e ii o uboptm a e f t no i l for ' ' andnotdt tDr Vas vidi notus ats t ase sef tf t Aprlt tng(4.t24. e ha . lhna d ed et o s s for or he i esi Lza ) D r M a tne a Dr G r en bot r f r nc d D r H e ls r po t l t r i hi r por ,Dr G r e s a ed . r i z nd . e h e ee e . i' e r ; a e n s e t . e n t t t the di a ee wih r com m e tonspr d by M s M c lf om va i e r sbe us ha s gr d t e nda i ovi ed . cal r rous xpe t ca e theba i frt i opi on g dqno tkei oa oun t e iey oft me c lr or '(d.a t t ss o her ni di t a nt cc t he ntrt he dia ec d.'l t 1 1 21 2. Pnz nta rfrnc dDr Guateist tngi islte i or ngM s M c l 4, 6, -2 ) de il eee e . lir' esi n t etr nf mi . cal o isi ta d cso , i a 7 8 , . ateisa dDr Vasma ' tsi i islte f t ni l e iin (d. t 0 ) Dr Gu lir' n . ll vis e t n t etr i ng i or ngM s Mccalofisdecsont de he frtap a,i a 68 nf mi . l t ii o ny r is pe l(d. t 7-88,6 90-91,a Dr ) nd . M a tne sa ai a oft i t s i i isl te i o m i M s M cca lofisdec s on t de he r i z' ppr s l he r e tng n t e t r nf r ng . l t i i o ny r s c a fna a al(4,a 665-66) Cons q nty,fil rad,hercor s e ond nd i l ppe , t t . e ue l ary e t e d upporst t he c l i t tPnl nta c i r a rjce t c ncl i ofM s M c lse rs oncuson ha de il onsdeed nd ee td he o usons . cal' xpe t. Gi n c lc i opi ons of e e by di f r nte r s Pnz nta had di c e i t g ve g e t r ve onfi tng ni frd fe e xpe t , de i l s r ton o i r a e wei tt t e l tons oft t r pa t e r s i f gh o he va ua i he hid- ry xpe t t ound m or pe s s ve.See M a s e l . 24 e r ua i r t le , F. u p 2 a 5 6.Ac o dn l tec u t rn stePln' mo inf rs mmayj d me t Sp.d t9 c r igy,h o r g a t h a s to o u r u g n . 11 1. The a i s r tve r or s w s e de t tco d s ppo ta co l i t tM s dm ni t a i ec d ho vi nce ha ul u r nc us on ha . M ccal w a diabl d a e de e t tco d s l s s e nd vi nc ha ul uppor a co us on t ts w a no . I i t t ncl i ha he s t t s he e l i pr nc oft c a m a i sr t t w e gh c lc i e de e. Pr de i l xc us ve ovi e he l i dm nit a or o i onfi tng vi nc u nta exer sed t di eton and concl ci hat scr i uded t t r d asa w hol di notsuppor a f ndi t hat he ecor e d t i ng hat M s.M ccal wasdi ed. The courtconcl l sabl udest Pr hat udentals det naton w as t r ul of i ' enui i he es t a delber e,prnci ed reas ng pr i at i pl oni ocessand w as s uppored by s t i evi t ubs antal dence. Thus i ,t 8 wa no a a eofdic eto s t n bus s r i n.Ast r a eno ge neis sofm a e i f c ,t c ur gr n s he e r nui s ue t ral a t he o t a t t P a ' moinf rs mmayj d me t he ln s to o u r u g n . Ent June 15,2012. er: v' . . Z / s ' P . . . +* , , . z e UN I TED STATES DISTRICT J D GE U

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