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6 years 1 month ago #215929 by somers438
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Hello, I have sent in my 'how your disability affects you' form in with full details about my disability. which I have had since 1971. I could not get an appointment with my GP so had to send it in without any GP comments. I have now received a letter back to say that I will need to attend a face to face assessment on 20 August. The first appointment I could get with my GP is on the 14th of August. Should I ask my GP To try to provide a letter for me to take with me to the assessment or just attend the assessment without any evidence, then await for a decision? If the decision is not what I expected, then should I then appeal but send in any Doctors comment at an appeal hearing? Also, should I attend the assessment alone or with someone else to take notes/support me? what is best? Kind regards
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6 years 1 month ago #215955 by Gordon
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There is absolutely no value in holding evidence back for an appeal, your aim should be to get the right award at the earliest opportunity. So I would ask for the letter now and ask the assessor to read it an include it your file before they continue with the assessment, I would also send a copy to the DWP office dealing with your claim with a covering letter explaining what it is.
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There is absolutely no value in holding evidence back for an appeal, your aim should be to get the right award at the earliest opportunity. So I would ask for the letter now and ask the assessor to read it an include it your file before they continue with the assessment, I would also send a copy to the DWP office dealing with your claim with a covering letter explaining what it is.
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