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TOPIC: DLA & Fibromyalgia ? where can I find info.

DLA & Fibromyalgia ? where can I find info. 11 months 4 weeks ago #86918

Hi I am thinking about claiming DLA for Fibromyalgia and PTSD. Where will i find the info that DWP will need me to write on the claim form ? I get fibro fog and its stressing me out already. I have the form but just keep putting off completing it, but only have approx 2 weeks left to do so. Any advise will be fantasic. :unsure:
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Re:DLA & Fibromyalgia ? where can I find info. 11 months 4 weeks ago #86919

Dollydee wrote:
Hi I am thinking about claiming DLA for Fibromyalgia and PTSD. Where will i find the info that DWP will need me to write on the claim form ? I get fibro fog and its stressing me out already. I have the form but just keep putting off completing it, but only have approx 2 weeks left to do so. Any advise will be fantasic. :unsure:


The guides in the members area accessed from this page:

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/dla

In particular the guides entitled 'The Best Possible Disability Living Allowance Claims for Adults on xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx grounds' should guide you through the claim forms.

Pete
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Re:DLA & Fibromyalgia ? where can I find info. 11 months 3 weeks ago #86930

Hi Dollydee

What you must remember is "it's not what illness you have, but how that affects your daily life".

I began to have problems in 2000, when i developed shingles. It took 8 years to discover what was wrong with me, but I was awarded DLA in 2003, and have had it renewed twice since, and since 2008, I have been given HRM and HRC indefinitely.

Don't say things like "I have a lot of pain" etc, just explain how the pain stops you doing things.

I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in Oct/Nov 2008, and all my awards have been given before any diagnosis! I also have Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, Asthma and I have LOW Blood Pressure.

Good Luck!

:)
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