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5 years 4 months ago #233794 by IanR
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Another Thank You to B&W and another triumph for common sense and decency.
Yesterday, my Appeal was successful and I was awarded 12 Mobility points, indefinitely, raised from the 4 (useless, of course) points which the DWP had awarded.
My “invitation” from the DWP to apply for PIP with the impending closure of my DLA higher rate of mobility arrived 1 November 2017. With the 64 week wait for the Tribunal hearing it has taken until now for the nightmare to end.
Well after I lodged my Appeal, I became aware that GP patient records are now being made available to patients. I extracted the relevant sections from my record and sent them to the Tribunal as Further Evidence.
I would urge anyone who is going through, or about to go through this nightmare, to get hold of your patient records just as soon as you can and then use them. The DWP think we are all liars and do not believe what we write on our application forms or say at the assessment so they may not take any evidence you provide into account, anyway. But the Tribunal did believe my evidence.
And it goes without saying – APPEAL APPEAL APPEAL
Sincerely, IanR
Yesterday, my Appeal was successful and I was awarded 12 Mobility points, indefinitely, raised from the 4 (useless, of course) points which the DWP had awarded.
My “invitation” from the DWP to apply for PIP with the impending closure of my DLA higher rate of mobility arrived 1 November 2017. With the 64 week wait for the Tribunal hearing it has taken until now for the nightmare to end.
Well after I lodged my Appeal, I became aware that GP patient records are now being made available to patients. I extracted the relevant sections from my record and sent them to the Tribunal as Further Evidence.
I would urge anyone who is going through, or about to go through this nightmare, to get hold of your patient records just as soon as you can and then use them. The DWP think we are all liars and do not believe what we write on our application forms or say at the assessment so they may not take any evidence you provide into account, anyway. But the Tribunal did believe my evidence.
And it goes without saying – APPEAL APPEAL APPEAL
Sincerely, IanR
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5 years 4 months ago #233798 by BIS
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Hi IanR
Many, many congratulations on winning your PIP Appeal and being awarded your enhanced award (and sticking with it for all that time!). Great news. And I'm sure more people will follow your advice in the future and access their medical records.
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Many, many congratulations on winning your PIP Appeal and being awarded your enhanced award (and sticking with it for all that time!). Great news. And I'm sure more people will follow your advice in the future and access their medical records.
BIS
Tags: @RESULT @PIP @APPEAL
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