atos medical reports

sharon wrote: Thank you for the reply and the links, I have read these and have found it interesting. Although I do feel like the Atos assessor just looked at me and made a judgement that I was ok. Why would he say different answers to me, he made me out to be a lier, of which I am not. I have trouble with my hands and can not grip very well and suffer with the shakes which doesn't help. wots wrong with these people.

It would help us if you would confirm the benefit in question, you refer to preparing a meal so I assume it is either DLA or PIP.

You need to separate opinion from fact when looking at the assessment report in regard your appeal, as an example; the report may say the claimant walked 25m from the waiting room to the assessment room (a statement of fact) versus I believe that based on my observations of the claimant walking from the waiting room to the assessment room that they can walk at least 200m (an opinion).

You primary goal at the appeal is to show that you meet the criteria for the benefit, it is only once you have done that that you should turn your attention to showing that what the assessor has reported is either factually incorrect; whilst I did walk from the waiting area to the assessment area they assessor has failed to note that I stopped twice for over a minute each time due to sever pain in my legs that is a result of arthritis in my ankles and knees, and their opinions; the assessors opinion that I can walk more than 200m is not based on the observed facts or the information contained in my claim and attached pages, at no time am I able to reliably walk more than 10m without having to stop due to ... ... this is confirmed by my consultant on page....

If your claim is for PIP then actions must be done Reliably this means

• Safely – in a fashion that is unlikely to cause harm to themselves or to another person.
• To a necessary and appropriate standard – given the nature of the activity.
• Repeatedly – as often as is reasonably required.
• In a timely manner – in a reasonable time period.

Gordon