PIP - send inaccurate medical letter or not?

Hello
Please could any knowledgeable moderators advise?

The most recent specialist’s review letter my son has to include with PIP claim is inaccurate due to him having understated some of his symptoms on a subjective self assessment monitoring form.

He did this because he wanted to appear well enough to be passed back to the GP as we were paying for private prescriptions after a private adhd assessment and titration of medication period.

He has benefited from the medication and wants to continue with it and go back to the GP, but the review paints a picture of more improvement/ less impairment than is the case.

I’ve spoken to the specialist but his time was limited and any amendment or addendum to the letter may not happen in time before the claim has to be submitted (already have an extension).

What should we do? Should we send the letter with an explanation- or not send it? I worry if we send it, it may affect his claim negatively, but if we don’t send it, it will look like we’re hiding something- when in fact there is a reasonable explanation.

I hope you can consider this soon as we are running out of time to decide this.

What do you think??
With thanks

Thank you Bis

I have sent a letter to the specialist explaining and asked for a further review to record accurately his status. This is ‘under review’ so my gut would be I guess, not to send, based on the legitimate argument that we are challenging it and the matter is not resolved yet.

I’m kind of resigned to the probability of having to go to appeal anyway!

I don’t want to hide valid evidence but I don’t think this evidence is valid, therefore we are challenging it, so best not to send.

If anyone else has any thoughts, do let me know.

Regards

Must be 20 years ago now when my son was 6yrs old and his DLA came up for renewal.
I asked the class teacher to fill in the supporting statement - big mistake!
She literally must have looked at what i had written on the form and deliberately said everything opposite!

The one that sticks in my head was help with dressing. My son could not dress himself at 6 but the teacher had written "no problems. He is always fastest to get ready for gym!"

On the day i went to pick up the completed form from her, all the other kids had gone home and my son was sitting in the cloakroom in his PE kit. This is why it sticks in my head.
That was a mainstream school and there was another pupil there, same age as my son who suffered microcaephaly. He was non verbal with a severe learning difficulty. I think the teacher had compared my son to that pupil, rather than thinking about him as an individual.

I sent the form as she had written direct onto the form. I called the DLA helpline and got a very jovial chap on the other end who thought the situation was quite amusing that this teacher had literally said my son is top of the class and very bright in all areas.

I don't know if he added a note or anything but it did not affect my son's award. It was renewed as middle rate care.

It certainly made me think carefully about who i now ask to do supporting statements. My son is 26 now and tied into support services who know his difficulties much better than that teacher!