Man Con; and back to work interview.

ccactus

You must attend the interview, no allowance is made for you challenging the Decision by your local JC+, although they must take into account any limitations that result from your conditions.

If you would be unable to physically attend the meeting then contact your new advisor and discuss the situation with them, they may be willing to hold the interview over the phone or even defer it.

From your previous posts your claim was made before April of this year, so you are not affected by the removal of the WRAG component for new claims.

You cannot request an MR on the basis of a new condition or a deterioration of your existing ones. An MR can only consider your health as it was at the time that the Decision was made.

So you have two options, ask for an MR on your original conditions or report the changes to DWP office dealing with your claim in writing, but be aware that doing so will result in a full reassessment of your claim, new ESA50 and almost certainly a face to face assessment.

Gordon

ccactus

I would make a Subject Access Request for your records in regard to the report that you have logged another condition with the DWP.

SAR :

www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/request-for-personal-information.rtf

From this page :

www.dwp.gov.uk/privacy-policy/data-protection/

Gordon

ccactus wrote: Hi Gordon, further to my previous posts, I have now received back my medical report; I have read the guides on how to appeal and how to argue each descriptor when for instance you believe should have earned points etc.
My question is how do you argue your case when more or less everything the HCA has written is a lie without calling them liars. Sorry for the question but I really am struggling to know how to deal with this; as at the end of the day its your word against theirs.

Many thanks

Don't argue the report directly, doing so rarely makes any difference!

I would approach it in the following way.

I meet the criteria for X because of Y (this may simply require you to refer your PIP2), this is supported by evidence Z, the assessor has recorded I do A,B and C this is inconsistent with my form and evidence and was not something that I indicated doing during the assessment so I am unsure how they have come to their conclusions.

Obviously use your words, but your primary goal is to show that you meet the criteria to score the points you think you should have. At worst it will stand you in good stead if you have to appeal.

Gordon