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Gooby wrote: Is this what happens when you have a mandatory reconsideration?
It is if you supply new evidence.
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One of the problems with your arguments for the Mobility is that you are trying to show restriction for the Going Out activity through limitations that can only be considered as part of the Moving Around activity.
The Going Out activity looks at three things.
Planning a route - this is primarily a cognitive or sensory (e.g. blindness) activity. You are being asked about the problems you would have with working out how to get from one place to another, you do not need to be able to follow the route that you are planning..
Undertaking a Journey - this is do with mental health issues such as agoraphobia and social anxiety and is concerned with you leaving the house to go somewhere, they will be interested in the things that stop you doing this. You need to show that you would suffer "overwhelming psychological distress" to meet the criteria.
Following a route - the DWP regard this as a cognitive or sensory activity to do with navigating the route, SO are there problems that would prevent you from doing this? This is different from undertaking a journey, in fact if you cannot undertake a journey then you will struggle to score points for following one. The reasons that you are unable to follow or navigate the route must not be due to psychological distress.
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Gooby wrote: Undertaking a journey, I am unable to go out without someone as a support as it would cause me overwhelming psychological distress. So I don't go anywhere without support person and have had to limit places I go. Only go where really have to go.
From your previous post the DWP have not awarded points because you are not receiving any treatment or medication for anxiety, you then go on to say;
My MR new evidence was another letter from gp saying my mobility was extremely compromised and I became breathless on minimal activity
The fact that you used to receive medication is of no value if it is not prescribed now.
You are providing conflicting arguments none of which directly address the requirements of the Going Out Descriptors. If you want to score the points then you need to provide evidence that is consistent with the activity.
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