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1 year 8 months ago #279774 by Rocker
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Hi I just had face to face for 3 hours I had a support worker with me I had every thing wrote down but I still got confused to explain everything about my disabilities told her about my hearing loss that I only have 20% of hearing in my right ear my support work is from deafness awareness I told her about how my disabilities causes me a lot of pain through the day, where I struggle to walk with osteoarthritis in my left knee and tendon ruptured in my knee where I fell and nearly lost use off of my bottom leg.and my sciatica I’m a bulging disc in my neck which I had scan showing C7 causing me a lot of pain in my neck and down my left arm also I have an large prostate causing me be I wearing pads because I have leaks when I cannot get to the toilet quick enough also I have a large diastasis recti which causes me problems also, I take water tablets to help me with a fluid buildup on my legs and ankles which I have oedema in both I’m really bad trauma on my left hand and arm. What should I cannot stop shaking?so I told her I have lipread to my support Worker help me as well to explain some of the questions but when I look back I just cannot remember what to say to some of the questions, so I’m wondering now it’s to late to explain more in detail on the day I was so depressed and my anxiety went very bad which caused My blood pressure go to a dangerous I high so do I just wait for outcome off the face to face assessment it’s very hard to explain in three hours about everything I go through the day so I think I really did not explain about my disabilities well enough because of the stress so known i’m very worried I did not explain it good enough so now should I just wait for the decision thanks
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1 year 8 months ago #279784 by Gary
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Hi Peter
You are suffering from the what if syndrome, which is normal, everyone goes through it. I was speaking to a claimant a few weeks ago who thought they did terrible, I advised them to get a copy of the assessors report called a PA4, when they received the report we went through it and the assessor had awarded them enhanced on both components.
A number of weeks later they received their decision letter which agreed with the assessor.
Do not stress yourself, 3 hours is a long time and quite often you forget what you have said earlier, you can contact DWP 48 hrs after the assessment and ask for a copy of the assessors report called a PA4 ( I am assuming it was a PIP assessment) if it was a WCA assessment then you need to wait until you receive a decision letter then request a copy of the assessors report called a UC85.
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You are suffering from the what if syndrome, which is normal, everyone goes through it. I was speaking to a claimant a few weeks ago who thought they did terrible, I advised them to get a copy of the assessors report called a PA4, when they received the report we went through it and the assessor had awarded them enhanced on both components.
A number of weeks later they received their decision letter which agreed with the assessor.
Do not stress yourself, 3 hours is a long time and quite often you forget what you have said earlier, you can contact DWP 48 hrs after the assessment and ask for a copy of the assessors report called a PA4 ( I am assuming it was a PIP assessment) if it was a WCA assessment then you need to wait until you receive a decision letter then request a copy of the assessors report called a UC85.
Gary
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1 year 8 months ago #279791 by denby
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Dear Peter, just to add to what Gary has said. If you get your PA4 and it does have point-losing things wrong in it [which might be nothing to do with what you did or didn't say in your 3 hours ordeal] - you can write ASAP to
'The Decision Maker' '
at the last address you had a letter from. Don't say 'lie' as this gets their backs up. Say things like "assessor appears to have overlooked xy evidence".
A letter like this saved our daughter a third tribunal.
Best wishes, Denby
'The Decision Maker' '
at the last address you had a letter from. Don't say 'lie' as this gets their backs up. Say things like "assessor appears to have overlooked xy evidence".
A letter like this saved our daughter a third tribunal.
Best wishes, Denby
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1 year 8 months ago #279800 by Rocker
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Hi thanks for comment, yes it was a pip assessment just one are there questions puzzled me they asked if a got a dog I said yes but my sister takes it for a walk for me do they hold it against you if you got a dog also after the time I was in there I broke down and started to cry because off the pain I was in and the intense of questioning so she did say it’s up me to have a physical examination I said I really was not to it after the time I had been in there and the pain would this go against my claim because not having physical l examination she said not so I would like thank you for your advice on the people on this forum and I will let you know the outcome
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1 year 8 months ago #279807 by Rocker
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Hi thanks for the advice they asked me if I got a dog I said yes, my sister takes it out can you be penalised for having a dog now? After 3 hours off intense questioning, I broke down, started crying because of the pain I was in as well she asked me if I was up for a physical examination but I was in to much pain she said that will be ok not have examination so I hope I don’t get a penalised for not having a examination I found the whole experience of the face-to-face. assessment was unbelievable stressfull she was not interested in all the new evidence scan results my knee she just looked at the paper work brushed it one side so I will let you know the outcome of the decision she has made but i still strongly feel like I was not treated right so I will went for the decision assessment again, like to thank you and all your colleagues and to the people on this forum so thanks
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1 year 8 months ago #279813 by Rocker
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Many thanks for your advice I will now wait for a decision so BIG THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE and I would also like to find the people on this forum
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