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8 years 2 months ago #149351 by oneandonly
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Please could you tell me if there is a time scale on consultants and dr letters that you use to prove your medical conditions as some of my evidence are older letters but still very relevant
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8 years 2 months ago #149396 by Gordon
The general rule is that recent is better, reports over two years may not be considered, but it really depends on the report and the conditions being reported on.
A three year old report that details your problems in detail for a condition that can only deteriorate may be more useful than a recent one that does not explain how you are effected.
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oneandonly wrote: Please could you tell me if there is a time scale on consultants and dr letters that you use to prove your medical conditions as some of my evidence are older letters but still very relevant
The general rule is that recent is better, reports over two years may not be considered, but it really depends on the report and the conditions being reported on.
A three year old report that details your problems in detail for a condition that can only deteriorate may be more useful than a recent one that does not explain how you are effected.
Gordon
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8 years 2 months ago #149437 by welshgrl
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My partner's medical evidence is from 2007, by that I mean the consultant letters to our GP, and x-rays. He doesn't go back and to to hospital with his conditions as there is no treatment for them. He just gets pain medication from the GP. He has osteoarthritis in both knees, ankles and back. The GP has managed his conditions and he has no hospital contact.
So would his evidence be deemed too old or would they realise that not everyone is back and to to the hospital with their ailments?
So would his evidence be deemed too old or would they realise that not everyone is back and to to the hospital with their ailments?
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8 years 2 months ago #149440 by Gordon
If that is the latest evidence that you have then all you can do is use it. Assessors and Decision Makers should have sufficient experience to understand that this is all that some claimants have and that they are still representative of a claimants current conditions, although you might want to pay more attention to explaining your partner's current issues than if you had more recent evidence.
It can't hurt to speak to your GP about a new referral.
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welshgrl wrote: My partner's medical evidence is from 2007, by that I mean the consultant letters to our GP, and x-rays. He doesn't go back and to to hospital with his conditions as there is no treatment for them. He just gets pain medication from the GP. He has osteoarthritis in both knees, ankles and back. The GP has managed his conditions and he has no hospital contact.
So would his evidence be deemed too old or would they realise that not everyone is back and to to the hospital with their ailments?
If that is the latest evidence that you have then all you can do is use it. Assessors and Decision Makers should have sufficient experience to understand that this is all that some claimants have and that they are still representative of a claimants current conditions, although you might want to pay more attention to explaining your partner's current issues than if you had more recent evidence.
It can't hurt to speak to your GP about a new referral.
Gordon
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