additional diagnonsis whilst appeal pending.

might you be able to advise please.

appeal for WRAG to SUPPORT has been submitted along with delayed 6 page consultants report.

recently however, been diagnosed with COPD (progressive incurable lung disease). Should i submit letter at this stage or wait to see how appeal goes?

am confused.

thnks.

thanks Gordon.

Whilst my then Asthma was declared, was not my primary reason for claiming. It has now progressed to COPD and am using different inhalers and now suffer breathlessness.

perhaps better at this stage to hold fire?

in a bad enough state waiting for appeal, definitely don't want to generate any additional anxieties due to it creating more complications during process!!!!!!!!!!!!

your work and website are so appreciated.

thanks.
petrocelli.

petrocelli wrote:

might you be able to advise please.

appeal for WRAG to SUPPORT has been submitted along with delayed 6 page consultants report.

recently however, been diagnosed with COPD (progressive incurable lung disease). Should i submit letter at this stage or wait to see how appeal goes?

am confused.

thnks.

Hi P,

Your pending Tribunal can only take account of how your condition and diagnosis was at the time the DWP Decision Maker (DM) reached their decision. Your condition has worsened since the date that decision so in order for your COPD to be considered you need to submit a new claim. This can run in tandem with your current appeal.

I speak not just as a retired WRO & former DLA Tribunal Member, but also has a chronic asthmatic and diagnosed with COPD ( bronchiectasis) two years ago.

Asthma, is with the right medication reversible, whilst COPD is not, so having a new diagnosis with an incurable disease is a change of circumstances and must be reported to the office dealing with your ESA, preferably in writing.

To reiterate, you pending appeal panel cannot take your COPD into account, so you need to make a new claim for COPD.

Hope this helps.

Jim

hi jim

have i understood you corectly.

i must inform the office dealing with my ESA(who is that exactly- the same place i sent my appeal papers to?).

if i want my claim based mostly on my COPD, i must make a new claim?

will GPs letter suffice, not referred to hosp consultant yet.

kind regards

p.