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6 years 11 months ago #184986 by M11GEGSAFC
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My PIP claim has again been rejected more or less saying I don't have enough fits each year !I have put fit dates of my epileptic fits but as known I could have many in short space of time or a lot as it is a complaint that happens irregularly .How do I address this as want to go to tribunal ? I have had grand mal epilepsy since I was 14 .

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6 years 11 months ago #185008 by Gordon
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M11GEGSAFC wrote: My PIP claim has again been rejected more or less saying I don't have enough fits each year !I have put fit dates of my epileptic fits but as known I could have many in short space of time or a lot as it is a complaint that happens irregularly .How do I address this as want to go to tribunal ? I have had grand mal epilepsy since I was 14 .


Rather than arguing the number of fits, which I assume do not meet the "majority of days" requirement, I would argue that it is the risk of a fit occurring that should be considered and that this does meet the requirement.

You might want to have a look at this UTT Decision that covers Epilepsy

administrativeappeals.decisions.tribunal...px/view.aspx?id=4725

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

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