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6 years 1 month ago #207966 by Livinginabox
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first post so be kind. i have just had my PIP manadatory refused. i dont go out unless someone is with me and have medicated myself. i have had CBT it didnt work for me. so i no longer see psychiatrist. i order prescriptions online from GP. would it be worth appealing as i wouldnt be able to cope with tribunal. can i just reapply
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first post so be kind. i have just had my PIP manadatory refused. i dont go out unless someone is with me and have medicated myself. i have had CBT it didnt work for me. so i no longer see psychiatrist. i order prescriptions online from GP. would it be worth appealing as i wouldnt be able to cope with tribunal. can i just reapply
thankyoi
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6 years 1 month ago #207985 by Gordon
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Replied by Gordon on topic Agoraphobia anxiety Pip descriptors dont work
Livinginabox
Were you only aiming for a Mobility award or did you also hope for Daily Living one.
You can either challenge the Decision or make a new claim, there is no waiting time, I would not do both. But in either case I think you need to go back to the Descriptors if you are to score the points needed for an award.
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. The higher points for (e) require that you cannot undertake any journey, if you can go out with the support of someone else then you won't score.
Following a route - This activity about the problems you would have navigating a route. So are there problems cognitive, sensory or mental health issues 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.
Gordon
Were you only aiming for a Mobility award or did you also hope for Daily Living one.
You can either challenge the Decision or make a new claim, there is no waiting time, I would not do both. But in either case I think you need to go back to the Descriptors if you are to score the points needed for an award.
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. The higher points for (e) require that you cannot undertake any journey, if you can go out with the support of someone else then you won't score.
Following a route - This activity about the problems you would have navigating a route. So are there problems cognitive, sensory or mental health issues 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.
Gordon
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