Points refusal for having just one hearing aid?

Hi Joffx,
The descriptor 7b says need to use 'an aid or appliance' . I am not aware of any LAW that says you need to use 2 hearing aids and therefore in my opinion DWP is wrong!
You were made with 2 ears, which suggests that this is because with 2 ears you can hear better. If you have hearing loss in one ear then you would not be able to hear to the full extent of a full hearing person. This suggests very much to me that without AN aid your can not communicate to an acceptable standard.
aid or appliance” - (a) means any device which improves, provides or replaces [the claimant's] impaired physical or mental function;
If without the one hearing aid you can not hear properly, and hence the aud improves impaired function then you should score points. You may wish to write to DWP to clarify this. However unless you either were not awarded sufficient points to claim PIP or are near enough to the higher level ie at 10 points, then the extra 2 points won't make any difference to your score. If the extra points could make a difference you will need to write a Mandatory Reconsideration letter and explain why DWP is wrong.
I hope this helps.
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