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5 years 8 months ago #216026 by Alison W.
MR. for transfer to PIP was created by Alison W.
MR - F2F Assessors Report
Do you think the following evidence will help my case.
Q The Assessor - Mild Tiredness described throughout report, evidence to contrary not used.
NHS Choices on CFS/ME ‘ The main symptom of CFS/ME is extreme physical and mental tiredness’ A diagnosis would have to be wrong for this to be true.
MSK and OI only basis for his conclusions -
NHS Choices ‘The severity of symptoms can vary from day to day or even within a day’
and NICE guidelines say post exertional fatigue is a key symptom [also known as delayed payback]
and where fatigue would have a cumulative effect on an activity.
Also MSK. tests were either failed or completed ‘slowly and with difficulty {in the Assessors words
- so not timely, repeatedly or to an acceptable standard.
No mention of variation or effects afterwards.
Do you think the following evidence will help my case.
Q The Assessor - Mild Tiredness described throughout report, evidence to contrary not used.
NHS Choices on CFS/ME ‘ The main symptom of CFS/ME is extreme physical and mental tiredness’ A diagnosis would have to be wrong for this to be true.
MSK and OI only basis for his conclusions -
NHS Choices ‘The severity of symptoms can vary from day to day or even within a day’
and NICE guidelines say post exertional fatigue is a key symptom [also known as delayed payback]
and where fatigue would have a cumulative effect on an activity.
Also MSK. tests were either failed or completed ‘slowly and with difficulty {in the Assessors words
- so not timely, repeatedly or to an acceptable standard.
No mention of variation or effects afterwards.
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5 years 8 months ago #216034 by Gordon
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Alison
Your main problem is the condition itself, to quote further from NHS Choices
"Symptoms vary from person to person, and the severity of symptoms can vary from day to day, or even within a day."
Some claimants are confined to bed 24 hours a day and cannot get up to even manage their toileting, others are able to work full time with only occasional episodes of illness.
So have you had a Decision yet?
The report should indicate what you might score.
Dealing with the report is important but you will only score by showing that you meet the criteria to do so. This can be difficult with a variable illness it's as important to deal with what you can do and when as it is to talk about what you can't.
Concepts such as Post-Exertional Malaise are difficult for even those with training in ME/CFS to explain, you need talk about your issues across days rather than at a particular time.
Empirical evidence will help a lot, so give examples of how you are limited and the follow-on impact of doing too much.
Gordon
Your main problem is the condition itself, to quote further from NHS Choices
"Symptoms vary from person to person, and the severity of symptoms can vary from day to day, or even within a day."
Some claimants are confined to bed 24 hours a day and cannot get up to even manage their toileting, others are able to work full time with only occasional episodes of illness.
So have you had a Decision yet?
The report should indicate what you might score.
Dealing with the report is important but you will only score by showing that you meet the criteria to do so. This can be difficult with a variable illness it's as important to deal with what you can do and when as it is to talk about what you can't.
Concepts such as Post-Exertional Malaise are difficult for even those with training in ME/CFS to explain, you need talk about your issues across days rather than at a particular time.
Empirical evidence will help a lot, so give examples of how you are limited and the follow-on impact of doing too much.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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