Pip medical tomorrow

I filled in my 'how your disability affects you form" and Today I received a text asking me to call regarding my medical with atos. These are the same people that two years ago said I was fit for work. I had been claiming dla for 15 years at the higher rate and had also been awarded incapacity benefit and a blue badge. They upheld their decision after mandatory reconsideration but before it went to tribunal I received a call to apologise and was told it should never have happened and I was awarded my old benefit back indefinitely. I'm very concerned about attending another medical after what happened before, I did enclose all this information and evidence that I'd been awarded it indefinitely plus medical evidence from my gp saying my illness is progressive and I have a severe deformity and could not work, I also still receive esa ,yet I've been asked to attend another medical. I can't believe that they don't have enough evidence, I have been on these benefits for 15 years. Can they go against medical evidence from doctors? Again I'm sick with worry as I have no faith in atos at all. Any feedback or help would be gratefully accepted. Thank you.

After nearly 20 years of claiming DLA (I was awarded higher rate care and mobility indefinitely) I now have my PIP medical tomorrow with atos. I'm vey sceptical and also concerned as I have attended a medical with atos once before about 2 years ago when incapacity benefit changed to ESA. They said I was fit for work even though I had been receiving the benefit for over 18 years and I had medical evidence from go stating I could not work etc. They stopped my benefit, but just before it went to tribunal I received an apology and they re instated my benefit with back pay and put me in support group. Can anyone give me any insights or help for tomorrow, is it worth taking confirmation of my other benefits or my blue badge? I did send a letter from gp who stated that my illness is progressive and my deformity so bad that I can hardly walk and in her opinion could not work... But I am still having to attend another medical. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Kind regards

How different are the criteria of ESA and pip? I was put in support group by atos for ESA but I'm still having to attend a medical for PIP tomorrow. You'd think they could just look at my records? Knowing they have deemed me disabled enough to go in the support group for ESA you'd think they could save me the pain and discomfort of having to travel an hour to another medical.

Hi,

I have merged your query with the previous topic relating to your PIP. It helps us enormously when everything relating to the same claim is kept in one place - and I hope you will find it useful too.

Our PIP guide explains what to expect at the face2face appointment.

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There is no point in taking details of other awards with you, the criteria are very different from those of PIP.

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