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is the income based esa time limited?
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13 years 2 months ago #47506 by Survivor
Replied by Survivor on topic Re: a medical but with no esa50/medical evidence...
I don't know about guidelines - maybe someone else does, but I agree that it seems rather absurd to go ahead with a medical without an ESA50. On the other hand, given that the medical seems to consist of standard questions leading to tick-box answers on a computer screen, requiring no relevant clinical knowledge, I suppose that it can be argued that they don't need to see the ESA50 either because it is a standardised process.
If you think that you fall into one of the categories that shouldn't need a medical, have a medical and feel that there are circumstances that haven't been taken into account in the medical, all you can really do is to make sure the Decision Maker has as much evidence as possible on which to make their decision. It's not ideal, though.
If you think that you fall into one of the categories that shouldn't need a medical, have a medical and feel that there are circumstances that haven't been taken into account in the medical, all you can really do is to make sure the Decision Maker has as much evidence as possible on which to make their decision. It's not ideal, though.
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13 years 2 months ago #47512 by Gordon
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Replied by Gordon on topic Re:is the income based esa time limited?
Julka
I know it is easy to blame the "computer" when something goes wrong, but in this case it is at the heart of the problem.
The ESA pocess kicks out certain events at particular times, irrelevant of whether previous activities have completed.
The following document explains the timeline in detail if you are interested, but basically the medical appointment is set to occur on day 47.
www.dsdni.gov.uk/t12_claims_process___assessment_phase.pdf
Gordon
I know it is easy to blame the "computer" when something goes wrong, but in this case it is at the heart of the problem.
The ESA pocess kicks out certain events at particular times, irrelevant of whether previous activities have completed.
The following document explains the timeline in detail if you are interested, but basically the medical appointment is set to occur on day 47.
www.dsdni.gov.uk/t12_claims_process___assessment_phase.pdf
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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13 years 2 months ago #47521 by julka
Replied by julka on topic Re:is the income based esa time limited?
Ok, have understood now. Many. many thanks to both of you again for your invaluable help xx
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