Tribunal sounds scary

Mandi

No problem with the questions

There is no tempate on how to write a submission, however, things to think about.

Use a numbering system so you can reference everything uniquely, this way, if you want to direct the Tribunal to a particular point, it is easy for them to find.

I started my submission with a short (1/2 page) summary; I believe I should have scored points for ..., there are errors in the medical report..., THe HCP has said X and I said Y, the HCP made erroneous conclusions...

I then for each test, detailed the test criteria, stated what I thought I should score and then explained why.

I then went through the medical, I referenced the medical report section, a short quote from it, explained what was wrong, very quickly.

Lastly I included some references, that I thought were relevant to my claim.

Obviously this is for ESA but something similar should work for DLA as well.

Downside of doing it this way is that they may make assumptions as to your capabilities, so I also explained in the summary, how long it took to write and how many revisions I had to make before it was right.

Maybe other members can explain how they wrote there submission, for comparison.

Gordon

Metallichick wrote:

One last question before i go off line for a rest, what are the chances of both my claim being assessed at the tribunal together? Is this something i can rwequest or not?

The Tribunal Service does appear to be more keen to merge cases than it has historically, but this may not be to your advantage.

You would go from dealing with 20 criteria, to 40 (I'm generalising), you might say something that is perfectly reasonable for your DLA claim, but not for ESA.

You are "doubling" the evidence that the Tribunal has to look at, which may mean they pay 1/2 the attention to it.

I checked your previous posts and you haven't mentioned a link between the two, so I would think about it very carefully before trying to do so.

Gordon