bipolar

hi again recently you guys helped me with a esa problem i've recently appealed and am now waiting for a tribunal to decide my fate however now i m being assessed for bipolar and i'm wondering should i tell them or wait till i've been assessed and see what the out come is as i think this may throw another spanner in the works and give them more of an excuse to delay my claim, but one question i'd like to ask is, is bipolar a medical problem recognised by the DWP i'm not so good at these things they drive me insane, thanks again, John

Hi John,

I have merged your query with your previous topic relating to your ESA claim. It helps us enormously if everything relating to one claim is kept in the same place - especially when, like yours, they are less than straightforward!

Bipolar disorder is a singificant mental illness.As such DWP have no option but to recognise it.

Your appeal is dealing with your situation as it was when you first tried to claim ESA. Nothing that has arisen since then can be considered. Bipolar disorder does not tend to manifest itself overnight so it is quite possible that you were suffering from its effects when you did make your claim. However, your problem would be trying to prove this.

If you do reapply for ESA, your bipolar could then be considered a new condition and used to your advantage as it would mean that payment would be made from the start of the claim.

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That way you can return to this topic easily to pose any further queries that you may have by replying to the topic.

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Thanks in anticipation of your future co-operation in keeping all your ESA related queries to this topic !