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12 years 7 months ago #63318 by nada678
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Hello

I just wanted to thank people who have sent supportive messages while I waited over a month to hear if I would be migrated from Incapacity Benefit to ESA
on mental health grounds ie chronic depression/anxiety.

Today I received the decision to place me in the WRAG group and I don't have to go for a medical.

Obviously I would rather be in the support group, but I don't have the emotional energy to appeal, and at least I have avoided a medical for the moment.

The letter says my ESA applies until the end of November, which is not long - will I definitely have to go through this whole stressful process again so soon or is that just an approximate date?

At least I know I can do it, especially with the help of this site.

Thank you

Nada678

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12 years 7 months ago #63327 by Gordon
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Nada

I'm afraid the re-assessment date is usually adhered to.

At the risk of causing further distress, being in the WRAG means you will be liable to Work Focussed Interviews and possibly the Work Programme, details are in the Members area.

Gordon

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12 years 7 months ago #63329 by Crazydiamond
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Thank you for letting us know that you have been migrated from IB to ESA without a medical, and that you have been placed in the WRAG.

In answer to your question about being awarded ESA at the WRA component rate until November, the chances are that you will be reassessed at this time or shortly thereafter, as it is routinely input to the computer to remind Atos/the DWP to initiate the reassessment process again.

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12 years 7 months ago #63342 by bro58
Replied by bro58 on topic Re:WRAG group no medical
nada678 wrote:

Hello

I just wanted to thank people who have sent supportive messages while I waited over a month to hear if I would be migrated from Incapacity Benefit to ESA
on mental health grounds ie chronic depression/anxiety.

Today I received the decision to place me in the WRAG group and I don't have to go for a medical.

Obviously I would rather be in the support group, but I don't have the emotional energy to appeal, and at least I have avoided a medical for the moment.

The letter says my ESA applies until the end of November, which is not long - will I definitely have to go through this whole stressful process again so soon or is that just an approximate date?

At least I know I can do it, especially with the help of this site.

Thank you

Nada678



Mods,

Just a quick question regarding the date of late November, that Nada quotes.

I seem to remember reading other threads on here where people had noted ESA award dates on their letters, I think quite a lot were getting dates of December 2011.

Is this actually the expected review date, (prognosis), or would Nada have to obtain the prognosis, review date by requesting a copy of her ESA65, and ESA85a.

cheers

bro58

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12 years 7 months ago #63347 by Crazydiamond
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It is not a prognosis which is an opinion, based on medical experience of the likely course of a medical condition, but a suggested date when a claimant may be considered fit for a return to work by the ADA, which in my opinion is always based on pure conjecture.

The date in question is normally the date which will be recorded on the ESA85 by the ADA.

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12 years 7 months ago #63349 by bro58
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Crazydiamond wrote:

It is not a prognosis which is an opinion, based on medical experience of the likely course of a medical condition, but a suggested date when a claimant may be considered fit for a return to work by the ADA, which in my opinion is always based on pure conjecture.

The date in question is normally the date which will be recorded on the ESA85 by the ADA.


Thanks CD,

So am I reading you correctly?, does the OP need to request her ESA85a to find out her prognosis, which would be an indicator of her expected review date?.

Rather than taking the date on her letter, as her expected review date?.

cheers

bro58

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