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5 years 8 months ago #214402 by john higgins
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hello ,i wounder if anyone can help me im not sure on how to get to a modorater to ask questions ,but here goes,iv just started the pip journey im getting transferd from dla,,i got a letter today saying they carnt find any evidance that im on dla iv been on it for like forever..now they want me too get lots of evidance together about my illnesses the last thing they have is from 2009,,im at a loss,,i dident expect that what can i do??any help would be gratefully appreciated.....john.

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5 years 8 months ago #214407 by Gordon
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John

This is actually not the unusual and in reality evidence from 2009 would not have carried much weight unless you could support it with up to date information showing your conditions are the same or worse.

Have you spoken to your GP? Are they willing to provide any support?


You can access your medical records at your GP Practice these should contain ant letters and reports that have been written by any Consultants that you have seen.

Do you have letters diagnosing your conditions?

Up to date evidence is not always important, Members have reported success with only a basic letter about their conditions but this has to be offset by a detailed explanation of the problems that you have with completing the PIP activities.

Remember that you need to be able to do each of the PIP activities reliably and on the majority of days.

Gordon

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5 years 8 months ago #214427 by john higgins
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thank you for your reply gordon,,i do have documents saying about most my illnesses,,i have a lot,,,i have a dla form i filled in from 2012.and i do have up to date letters about a lot of them,,,,im gonna photocopy everythingthat i send them and let them know i will be willing to appeall if i have too,and have documents ready for that becouse i will have when i finish getting them all together..i did speak to my gp he said that he wont write a letter yet but if i have to appeall then he will.he is a good man and a good dr,so i believe he will when the time is right.i have got a lot of supporting eveidence to send them,,but i believe there gonna try pull a fast one with me so im gonna have to send it to them,,will they read it do you think,or will the ammount of paper work put them off,i believe its all relevent..more so now than before.. eshemic heart deseae..

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

social anxiety disorder (social phobia)

Arthritis in my hands and knees and right hip joint

end stage liver Disease with portal hypertention.

assytees

varices

coronary Artery bypass graft x2(3 was needed)
severe degenerative disk desease at L5/s1,and severe changes at L4/5,and L3/4.

Hepatic Enchepholopathy,,,,H.E.

Anxiety

depression.

severe degenerative disk disease at l5/L1and moderate severe at L4/5,and L3/4

hypertention

sliped disk in top of spine causing numbness and pain.whith episodes of dropping things,,


lichen planus,,,this causes me no end of pain and discomfort and drives me insane,,bad temperd and very emotional,

pannick attacks,Anxiety attacks,

hyperthyroidism.
hypertention,

under six month servalance for cancer of the kidney
under six monthly servailance for tipps to make sure its patent.
ptsd.
these are the things that are mostly wrong with me gordon,do you think i would stand a chance with pip????..sorry its so long but im in tears and im a grown man,i just dont know how i will cope..any help to point me in the right direction would be a massive help to me and my wife after all its her who has to try and navigate through this mine field...thank you gordon just for bieng there.

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5 years 8 months ago #214462 by Gordon
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John

Remember that it is not your conditions that are being assessed but the limitations that result from them so including information about your underling conditions is not going to help unless you link it back to the problems you have with completing each of the PIP activities.

Those assessing you lack imagination and things that seem obvious to you need to be spelt out in very simple terms.

Gordon

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5 years 8 months ago #214559 by john higgins
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hi gordon well i have tried to link each one in the letter i wrote to accompany the form,and there is some evidance in writing but who has a piece of paper showing how your illnesses make you feel each day,,so really all i can do is send the supportig evidance from letters i have about my ailments and if i have to appeal then i will have to,,i thought i had enough wrong with me to say that of course it affects my daily living,,but als not it appears....its sad when your not poorly enough isent it,,thank you for your help and your reply,i had the cab fill the form out for me and the list of medication and side affects alone would put a horse to sleep,,
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5 years 8 months ago #214707 by john higgins
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hi gordon thanks again..iv filled in the form to the best i could on some questions iv awnserd it but not expained enough so iv typed out a letter with all my symtoms on and how they make me feel,,im going to put that in with the other evidence i have,,its so upsetting this is,im so glad that this group is there for us..im gonna say that this extra letter about my symtoms is to go at question 15 will that be ok to do?....

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