esa wca medical questions

Hi ive recently joined, I have been reading guides, is there anywhere in the guides that explain the questions u get asked at a medical assessment what they mean, for instance do u have a mobile phone, id like to know what the reason is for thst question for example, is is it explained anywhere?

Hi and Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is

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Our ESA guide explains the process in detail, including what to expect at a face2face assessment

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Hi mrs hurtyback thanks for replying, ive read the guides, im confused about one point if u get found fit for work after a medical and ask for a mandatory reconsideration, when do u submit a sick note from your doctor? Do u send it in with the mandatory reconsideration or do u send it in if u have failed it and now wish to appeal to tribunal, is that when u send the sick notes in?

Also it says in guides that once the dwp receive notice from the tribunal that they have accepted your appeal then u can ask to be put onto assessment rate, my question is how do u know when the dwp have received the notice from the tribunal that u are appealing? Do the dwp send u a letter or do u have to keep telephoning up to see if they have received it?

one other question is if u send in sick notes from the fit for work decision and haven't claimed jsa do they backdate the assessment rate to when u was found fit for work? Any help be appreciated

Hi again, I have a question about the assessment rate while waiting for tribunal, im a bit confused I saw gordan state on a post that u can receive the assessment rate if its your 1st fit for work decision, but what its your second fit for work decision?

reason I ask is, i had to have a face to face in 2012 for esa, I was awarded 0 points, found fit for work, i appealed it, went onto assessment rate, went to tribunal was awarded 24 points, awarded wrag group, I have now gone for another face to face, didn't go well, so if im found fit for work again, which im expecting too, am I not allowed to claim assesement rate at all? Even when ive had mr and tribunal have accepted my appeal? Im confused? Oh and I had my medical recorded on a tape machine! Have no tape recorder! So can't listen to it.

Oh and how long are esa decisions taking at moment? And if a decision maker calls u to tell u u have been found fit for work is that normally quite quick after the medical?

oh one last question when can I ask for a copy of assessment report? Should I wait until I get a decision? Or ask for it straight away? Any help be nice, thanks...