Page 5 of new esa form

Cat wrote: Sorry Gordon I don't quite understand you say the activity should be ignored. My question was which box would be appropriate to tick?

Thanks

Cat

I am sorry but the Moderators cannot tell members what to to tick or enter into their ESA50, we can only explain the rules under which the system operates.

To try and explain "significant discomfort" in more detail, if you were able to walk 150m but always experienced significant discomfort after 75m, then only the first 75m should be taken into account for the purposes of ESA, not the full 150m.



Gordon

Guys

Please have a look at the How to show you score points even if you can actually do an activity on page 24 of the ESA Claims on Physical Grounds guide, this explains the point in more detail.

Gordon

Cat

I am afraid that I think it unlikley that you will score points for Question 8, based on your reasons as to why you have problems. If you read the ESA descriptor for Question 8, it is in our ESA Claims on Physical Grounds guide, you will see that it states "due to sensory impairment" as being the underlying cause needed to score points in this section.

There is no specific section that covers any difficulties with dressing or getting out of bed, if you can, you should relate these difficulties to the ESA descriptors, for example; depending on your limitations, would your problems with dressing be covered under question 3, Reaching. I cannot see anything that would cover problems with getting in and out of bed.

Failing that you could mention them in the section marked "About your illnesses and disabilities".

Remember, whilst it is important to mention things like this, as they go towards showing an overall level of disability, it is your ability to meet the tests in questions 1-17 that is being looked at, and willl result in you being successful in your claim.

Gordon