Decision Maker Decided to supersede

Hi terabit3

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By the sounds of it, I would say that DWP have revised their decision and notified HMCTS, unfortunately you don't seem to have been told what that decision is.

The first thing I would do is check with HMCTS: 0300 123 1142 and ask if your appeal is still live, if it is not, they may not be able to tell you the reason why except that DWP revised their decision in which case, contact DWP: 0800 121 4433 and ask them.

Depending on the decision you do not have to accept it, in which case you will have to make a new appeal. If you are not happy with the decision then I would wait until first payment hits your bank account and then put in a new appeal.

Gary

Hi Terabit

Obviously, you have two very contradictory statements which is difficult to understand.

To your knowledge did the DWP at any time contact one of your health professionals, eg GP, consultant or any other medical professional involved in your care?
If they did you normally would know about it eg you would have had a text saying they needed to get more information. (However, the texts aren't always sent).

When you sent in your claim - did you provide any new medical evidence in the form of a letter from a professional which in any way could have been misinterpreted?
I ask this because professionals sometimes inadvertently write things which can be damaging to a claimant.

Did you have a telephone assessment? Have you seen the assessment report? The decision-maker may be saying the assessor is the 'health care professional' - in which case what did they say?

If you didn't send in any new evidence and wrote unchanged throughout the review form - do you have copies of previous letters and the same question applies - was there anything damaging in them?

I don't know when this decision came out. I would put in a call to the DWP and ask for a call back from a manager because you need to understand exactly who the 'health care professional is - and it is your right to know so that you can make a proper case for your tribunal. They might not want to do it, but a Tribunal panel would be very unimpressed if the DWP didn't explain.

BIS