## TL;DR
A guarantee denial after an approval almost always means something changed between the decision and fulfillment: a different ship-to address, a shipment outside the guarantee window, or a changed order total. Pull the case decision record, compare it line by line with your fulfillment records, and appeal with evidence that the terms were met.

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signifyd guarantee denied after approval: how to fix
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## Use this when
- An approval is on file but the guarantee claim was refused.
- The denial cites a policy condition you think you met.
- You are preparing an appeal and need the exact breach.

## Not for this skill when
- The order never got an approval. No approval means no guarantee.
- You disagree with a review or decline decision itself, with no guarantee claim involved.

## Steps
1. Fetch the case and save the decision record, including the conditions attached to the approval. Verify: you have the approved address, amount, and ship window in writing.
2. Pull your fulfillment records for the same order: ship-to address, carrier scan dates, and final charged total. Verify: every record ties to the same order id.
3. Diff the two sets line by line and name the term that was breached, if any. Verify: you can point at one specific condition.
4. If the records match the approval terms, file the appeal through Signifyd with the decision record and fulfillment proof attached. Verify: you get a case reference for the appeal.
5. If a term was breached, fix the fulfillment process that caused it and document the change. Verify: a new order would pass the same diff.

## Variant phrasings
### signifyd guarantee claim denied
Shorter search phrasing.
### signifyd approved then denied guarantee
The exact timeline people search for.
### signifyd guarantee terms violated
Policy-wording search.

Compatibility: Signifyd guarantee applies to approved orders shipped under the decision conditions. Appeals go through the case record; keep fulfillment facts for at least the guarantee claim window.

## Why it happens
The guarantee covers the order as approved, not the order as shipped. Address edits after approval, split shipments, and slow fulfillment are the usual drift. The denial is a contract reading: the claim failed a condition, not a judgment on the buyer.

## Edge cases / pitfalls
- Partial shipments can breach the terms even when the total is right. Check per-shipment rules.
- Address corrections requested by the buyer still count as changes. Re-run the order through decisioning after any edit.
- Keep carrier scan timestamps, not just label creation dates. The scan proves when it shipped.
- One denied claim does not void other guarantees. Treat each case on its own record.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_4Az6cw4GIp60g8InEFlYiw