Finding PTSD in addition to Depression & Anquiety

clearwater wrote:

I have been diagnosed with Major Depression & anxiety by two psychiatrists a now a new mental health team thinks I have PTSD can anyone guide or help on what happens to ESA & DLA if they diagnose a different disability. I have searched and could not find out.

Neither DLA or ESA are specifically awarded based on a diagnosis, rather it is the effects of your condition(s) that are tested, so not having a diagnosis or having one that changes should not directly effect your benefits.

You certainly need to inform the DWP in relation to your ESA if you have a new diagnosis, I can't find specific advice in relation to DLA, but I would be tempted to inform them as well. What I would do, assuming this is the case, is to also state the your care and mobility needs have not altered as a result of the new diagnosis.

If your new diagnosis opens up the opportunity to new treatment options which could lead to an improvement in your health or even a recovery, then you should be aware that the DWP may also be advised of this fact.

Gordon