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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #95841 by bob
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I noticed on a earlier post that it was claimed that the dm for DLA dont use hospital notes.I have just been refusedDLA with the main reason being my hospital notes.
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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #95849 by bro58
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bob wrote:

I noticed on a earlier post that it was claimed that the dm for DLA dont use hospital notes.I have just been refusedDLA with the main reason being my hospital notes.


Hi b,

Sorry to hear that your DLA Claim was refused.

DWP DM's can use any evidence that they have before them, in coming to a decision.

Once you provide contact details of your G.P. or other treating HCP's such as Hospital Consultants, etc, they can contact them for information.

We do advise that a claimant should not rely on the DWP to contact their G.P. or other treating HCP, and to provide evidence themselves, if they can.

From the feedback of our members, the DWP seldom contact Hospitals, even if they are requested to do so. They do sometimes send factual reports to the claimant's G.P. so that they can gain more evidence.

Have you thought of appealing the decision ? You have one month from the date of the letter informing you of the DLA decision. You can do this using GL24 which can be downloaded from the link on this page :

How to submit an appeal

You may also wish to request the documentation that The DM used in coming to his/her decision, see :

DLA Medical – What forms to ask for?

You should also read all our : Appeals FAQ’s and our : DLA FAQ’s

You should also review our DLA Appeals and Claims Guides on this page : DLA Guides

If you feel that you need professional advice, potential sources are listed here : Where to get advice?

You may also find the links below informative :

www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dla-aa-1pp-factual.pdf

www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dla-aa-6pp-factual.pdf

www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/medical-reports-completion.pdf

www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dmgch61.pdf

www.disabilityrightsuk.org/f23.htm

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