PA3 report

Hi Robin

I have seen some reports with just Health Professional and some that have said 'Physiotherapist' or "nurse' etc. I don't think people care if they get the outcome they are hoping for. But if there is a dispute over the report and a claimant feels that they want to make a complaint about the conduct of the assessor to a professional body, then it helps to have their exact profession as a starting point.

BIS

Hi RobinGoch

I would not worry about what profession the HCP was, I would just concentrate on your MR.

Now you have the assessment report you will have a better understanding of how the DWP Decision Maker has come to their conclusions and you will now be able to argue against them.

I usually use a highlighter to highlight any inaccuracies, once you have gone through the report you then set out why you are applying for a MR and go through each descriptor one at a time why you disagree with the assessor and try and match it with any supporting documents you may have sent in.

Understand that the assessor is offering an opinion when they say 'in my opinion' you can do the PIP activities, tackling these head-on is unlikely to be successful, you need to show that the basis of that opinion is founded on incorrect information, so try and refer to your evidence to undermine what they have said, remember they are just an opinion which is not based on fact.

Also, try and stick to issues that lead to your scoring points, I often hear members referring to the assessors spelling, as an example, whilst it may show a lack of professionalism, raising it as an issue isn't going to help you get an award.

Your primary task is to show that you meet the criteria, there are many reasons you may have failed, you need to address each of these but don't get bogged down in criticising the assessment report unless you can clearly show that it is incorrect, it is a lot easier to argue the facts of the situation.

Lastly, make sure that you understand the criteria that you are being assessed against you can put the best case forward that is possible but you won't score points if you do not meet the PIP Descriptors.

I know you have stated that you do not drive anymore, information about driving, and the correlation with every other PIP activity, LL26 wrote a good post on this issue.

benefitsandwork.co.uk/kunena/10-dla-esa-...8543-pip-and-driving

The first stage to challenging a Decision is for you to request a Mandatory Reconsideration, this needs to be done in writing to the DWP, within one month of the Decision, to the office that dealt with your claim, have a look at our PIP MR & Appeal guide; benefitsandwork.co.uk/guides-for-claimants/pip . You can request an out of time mandatory reconsideration with good cause such as waiting for the assessors report PA3.

For the CRMR1 form to initiate your MR; www.gov.uk/government/publications/chall...ork-and-pensions-dwp

When you have a better idea of the issues with your claim, come back to the forum and we will do our best to help.

Gary

Hi RobinGoch

Yes you can phone DWP and make the request for a MR, they will ask you the reason why and ask if you have any additional supporting evidence.

Gary