Sickness certificate void !

bro58 wrote:

Tiswas wrote:

I had been on IB since December 2002, In 2011 i attemtped to return to work. I lasted 6 months. Fortunatly i fell just within the limit to be placed straight back on IB without a medical. I recieved my assessmnet in august. Had it in october and scored the 12 points. So i had supplied sicknotes from when i was put back on IB in 2011. The assessment was horrendous and all the usual rubbish written ,which wasnt true hence i failed.

My GP is supportive as is My MP. They are both going to act for me with my appeal.
I am very hopeful all will be ok and i wont have the stress of the appeal process for too long.

Hi T,

It's good to hear that you have the support of your G.P. and M.P.

Yes, I understand that you may have had to provide MED Certs whist on IB. However, your IB has now been superceded to The WCA of ESA, and under that WCA, you were found fit for work.

Therefore, the issuing, of Med Certs now as a result of your appeal could be viewed as a fresh cycle, therefore the 3 months, 3 months, 6 months or more rules may well apply.

To be on the safe side, it may be best to obtain a MED 3 from your G.P. for 3 months periods in the first and second instances. After the first 6 months, if your appeal has not been resolved your G.P. can then safely issue a MED 3 for 6 months or more.

bro58

Just to add, get your G.P. to backdate the MED 3 from the date that your IB stopped, which should be on the Decision Notice letter that you received.

bro58