AA

Jessica wrote: Thank you Foss.

If it was the consultants report that had an adverse decision on the outcome, bearing in mind it has been over a year since my father in law saw him, would it be acceptable to get an up to date letter from him. His illness has got worse since he last saw the consultant and that is why he applied for the AA. Would this be accepted by the DWP or will they just made a decision on the information they had at the time only with a different decision maker?
Another thing Foss, how would we go about wording a letter? Do we ask for a mandatory reconsideration first and mention an appeal in the same letter?
Sorry for all the questions and many thanks for your help.

Jessica

If you have a look in the DLA section you will find guides that you can use for an AA MR and if necessary appeal.

You should request a copy of the documentation used in the making of the Decision, at the least this will include an assessment report of some kind and if your consultant was asked for a report, a copy of their reply.

A request for a Mandatory Reconsideration, needs to be done in writing to the DWP, within one month of the Decision, to the office that dealt with your father in-law's claim, you can use the template letters in the PIP section to make the request with.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/dla/#dlaappeals

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip

Your primary task is to show that he meets the criteria for AA, there are many reasons why he may have failed, you need to address each of these but don't get bogged down in criticising the assessment report unless you can clearly show that it is incorrect, it is a lot easier to argue the facts of the situation;

When you have a better idea of the issues with your claim, come back to the forum and we will do our best to help.

Gordon