is it usual for claims to take years to deal with

hi all i originally put in a claim for DLA in march 07 despite having 2 tribunal meetings it was still rejected i took it to the courts who over turned the tribunal decision and back to the appeals i went

my last tribunal appeal was sept 10 and yet again it was dismissed they told me i could not use that claim again and had to place in a new one but i back dated it to 07 and they have refused it again due to me not attending a medical i called them to argue i never got the letter for the doctor arriving so they have now put it back onto appeal i want to know how long does all this take i was told it would be approx 6 months maybe a year it has now been since aug 07 and all i seem to be doing is appealing turning up being told my claim has been dismissed and i appeal again

ive read oter people on here have fibromyalgia i have this in 16 points in my body, ive had surgery to see if it was my bones instead carpul tunnel surgery i have hydrotherapy and attend a pain mangagement clinic and many medical issues and other conditions that others have mentioned yet im still waiting im still appealling i have no energy left to fight this

has anyone else waited years for this to be done as everytime i complain i seem to be put to the back of the to do list

alison

i made my original claim in mar 07 due to an injury i suffered to my wrist which prevented me from working and still forms part of my claim now,i made further medical issues on my form unfortunately i had a car accident later that year 6 months later and the injuries were not taken into consideration due to them not being added to my original claim of mar 07,
for the last number of years ive appealled, etc and each time got turned down in the appeals due to my car accident injuries having a more significant impact on me but they wouldnt acknowledge them, so after my last appeal i asked what was going to get my dla awarded they suggested a new claim to cover the car accident issues, this i did in jan this year but also requested it back dated to aug 07 as i had a claim in the system and couldnt have 2 claims in and my reasons why it was to be backdated to this date

i have moved to north wales and waited for my details to be sent over to the cardiff branch of dla, they acknowledge the forms and sent me a letter to apologise for the length of time , the next letter i get was one to tell me they have dismissed my claim again as i refused to see the doctor, i was straight on the phone to tell them how can they dismiss it when i knew nothing about the doctor visit, i informed them they should speak to my own doctor which they still havent done and now im waiting again, i tried to contact my MP who sent me an email back saying sorry he doesnt deal with dla claims

hi i heard chris grayling on the radio stating that appeals are only taking on average 17 weeks you could email him at GRAYLING @parliament.uk and see what he as to say can not remember what radio station it was on but it was about 6 weeks ago good luck and do not give up

Hi,
I have posted my partners Tribuneral nightmare on here.
He has waited 20 months for his appeal dates, we finally lost patience and contancted our MP who wrote to Chris Grayling and we also contacted our local paper, we waited a week after getting the paper involved and we now have a date for a double tribuneral on 28th June.
Your seem to be fighting a never ending battle, get on to your MP thats what they get paid for.
Good Luck.
Tracy.

allymcck wrote:

hi all i originally put in a claim for DLA in march 07 despite having 2 tribunal meetings it was still rejected i took it to the courts who over turned the tribunal decision and back to the appeals i went

my last tribunal appeal was sept 10 and yet again it was dismissed they told me i could not use that claim again and had to place in a new one but i back dated it to 07 and they have refused it again due to me not attending a medical i called them to argue i never got the letter for the doctor arriving so they have now put it back onto appeal i want to know how long does all this take i was told it would be approx 6 months maybe a year it has now been since aug 07 and all i seem to be doing is appealing turning up being told my claim has been dismissed and i appeal again

ive read oter people on here have fibromyalgia i have this in 16 points in my body, ive had surgery to see if it was my bones instead carpul tunnel surgery i have hydrotherapy and attend a pain mangagement clinic and many medical issues and other conditions that others have mentioned yet im still waiting im still appealling i have no energy left to fight this

has anyone else waited years for this to be done as everytime i complain i seem to be put to the back of the to do list

alison

It took nine years and ten months to reach a decision on my DLA claim!