esa appeal submission.. some questions

nik

I am going to assume by submission you mean the totality of your case to the Appeal panel rather than a short statement that you might want make at the hearing.

This being the case, I would suggest the following.

First we do not have any examples as there would be the risk of a member using it verbatim which would likely not be to there advantage.

As a template I would suggest the following.

- front page identifying who you are and the decision you are challenging.
- table of contents with page numbers
- summary of your case (max one page), for example; I believe I meet the requirements for ESA Descriptor 1, 5 and 10 with a brief explanation of why. Typically one sentence followed by a short paragraph for each descriptor.
- detailed explanation of why I meet the criteria for the SG. For each descriptor, why you meet the criteria, referencing any supporting evidence and/or reference documents.
- why you think the ATOS medical report is wrong, keep it short, for example; not supported y the evidence on page x, assessor did not directly assess this. etc.
- medical evidence
- reference to other materials for example, if you have a rare condition or one that is easily confused with another.

The evidence pack should been numbered by the TS, use these to reference any content

I hope this helps

Gordon

nik wrote: it says in my esa tribunal bundle " ..determined that by reason of physical and/or mental condition none of the descriptors set out in schedule 2 to the ESA regulations apply"

and there is a copy of schedule 3 attached....which i thought was the descriptors for the support group?

It could be, but if you qualified for the WRAG under the exceptional Circumstances then it would be correct.

Gordon