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6 years 11 months ago #189292 by Ian
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We are in a bit of a quandary. Our mandatory reconsideration came back unchanged at standard rate for care, 9 points care and 10 points mobility. Consultants letter sent with the mandatory reconsideration states that I am unable to walk more than 20 metres and have severe issues standing from a seated position and this statement was totally ignored. (Complicated surgery pending with minimum 12 months + recovery time) Also my diabetes issues which has a direct affect on my physical issues have been ignored and we informed them of this problem when we completed the original pack. Would this evidence would be enough in the tribunal. Advise please as this is our first attempt at Pip and so far we have done it on our own. Any advice would be gratefully received. Many thanks Denise and Ian
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6 years 11 months ago #189294 by Gordon
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Ian
Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is
Welcome to Benefits and Work
Your evidence seems reasonable, in fact it is unusual for a doctor to make such a specific statement so it should have some weight.
An appeal will be a complete re-hearing of the evidence and the appeal panel will treat all of the evidence as equal, unlike the DWP Decision Maker who almost always favours the assessment report.
You will need to show that you cannot reliably stand and move more than 20m on the majority of days. The requirement for the activity to be done reliably may also help as may the majority of days.
The PIP Appeal guide has links to the SSCS1 form that you will need to complete and the Submissions guide has a complete example that you can use to help you fill it in, you do not need to provide detailed reasons at this stage for your request.
Once your appeal is accepted the DWP will prepare their submission to the hearing and send you a copy, whilst you should wait until you receive this to finish and submit your own, you should start to prepare your own case, an increased award will only be made by your showing that you score the extra points for one, so I would start by going back through your PIP2, the assessment report and the PIP Claim guide to see how you might show this is the case.
If you have further questions then please reply to this post and we will do our best to help.
Gordon
Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is
Welcome to Benefits and Work
Your evidence seems reasonable, in fact it is unusual for a doctor to make such a specific statement so it should have some weight.
An appeal will be a complete re-hearing of the evidence and the appeal panel will treat all of the evidence as equal, unlike the DWP Decision Maker who almost always favours the assessment report.
You will need to show that you cannot reliably stand and move more than 20m on the majority of days. The requirement for the activity to be done reliably may also help as may the majority of days.
The PIP Appeal guide has links to the SSCS1 form that you will need to complete and the Submissions guide has a complete example that you can use to help you fill it in, you do not need to provide detailed reasons at this stage for your request.
Once your appeal is accepted the DWP will prepare their submission to the hearing and send you a copy, whilst you should wait until you receive this to finish and submit your own, you should start to prepare your own case, an increased award will only be made by your showing that you score the extra points for one, so I would start by going back through your PIP2, the assessment report and the PIP Claim guide to see how you might show this is the case.
If you have further questions then please reply to this post and we will do our best to help.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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