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8 years 6 months ago #143612 by Nelone1
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Hi Guys
Anyone had these three disabilities and a successful claim, I have my assessment coming up and want to make sure I'm ready.
Evidence wise I have confirmation of my OSA from the sleep clinic. I also have my MRI results and the actual MRI on DVD showing multiple discs in digeneration and trapped nerve. I've an appointment coming up with my doctors and was hoping for some guidance as to what else I could ask him for.
Appreciate any help
Anyone had these three disabilities and a successful claim, I have my assessment coming up and want to make sure I'm ready.
Evidence wise I have confirmation of my OSA from the sleep clinic. I also have my MRI results and the actual MRI on DVD showing multiple discs in digeneration and trapped nerve. I've an appointment coming up with my doctors and was hoping for some guidance as to what else I could ask him for.
Appreciate any help
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8 years 6 months ago #143643 by Gordon
It's not your conditions that will result in an award but the limitations that result from them. I know that sounds like a cop out, but two claimants could have exactly the same conditions but be effected in totally different ways.
The information you mention in your post is all medical in nature, this is important but still requires the assessor to bridge the gap between your conditions and your limitations, in simple terms; a broken leg would imply problems with walking. So if your GP is prepared to do so, you want him to pen a letter that talks about your limitations and in particular in regard to the PIP and ESA Descriptors (you may need two, one for each benefit).
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Nelone1 wrote: Hi Guys
Anyone had these three disabilities and a successful claim, I have my assessment coming up and want to make sure I'm ready.
Evidence wise I have confirmation of my OSA from the sleep clinic. I also have my MRI results and the actual MRI on DVD showing multiple discs in digeneration and trapped nerve. I've an appointment coming up with my doctors and was hoping for some guidance as to what else I could ask him for.
Appreciate any help
It's not your conditions that will result in an award but the limitations that result from them. I know that sounds like a cop out, but two claimants could have exactly the same conditions but be effected in totally different ways.
The information you mention in your post is all medical in nature, this is important but still requires the assessor to bridge the gap between your conditions and your limitations, in simple terms; a broken leg would imply problems with walking. So if your GP is prepared to do so, you want him to pen a letter that talks about your limitations and in particular in regard to the PIP and ESA Descriptors (you may need two, one for each benefit).
Gordon
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8 years 6 months ago #143655 by Nelone1
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Thanks Gordon
Thats a great help, I said in my claim about not being able to dress my lower body and tie shoe laces.my partner helps wash me and prompts me every night when I wake up to put my CPAP mask back on. Sitting and walking for even short amounts is painful and I pay the consequences, I don't cook any more as I'm quite tall leaning forward without using my hands to take the strain by leaning on the worktop hurts, a one hand chef is pretty useless same for washing up the dishes. Also my sleep patterns have no pattern I sleep when I can, most days I force myself to be awake and live a normal life but others I lose and sleep a day away.
Do you think a letter alone from my doctor is sufficient, or should I ask my partner to write a statement as well. Taking into consideration that she is the one who witnesses this situation.
Thanks again
Thats a great help, I said in my claim about not being able to dress my lower body and tie shoe laces.my partner helps wash me and prompts me every night when I wake up to put my CPAP mask back on. Sitting and walking for even short amounts is painful and I pay the consequences, I don't cook any more as I'm quite tall leaning forward without using my hands to take the strain by leaning on the worktop hurts, a one hand chef is pretty useless same for washing up the dishes. Also my sleep patterns have no pattern I sleep when I can, most days I force myself to be awake and live a normal life but others I lose and sleep a day away.
Do you think a letter alone from my doctor is sufficient, or should I ask my partner to write a statement as well. Taking into consideration that she is the one who witnesses this situation.
Thanks again
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8 years 6 months ago #143666 by Gordon
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Nelone
I think a letter from your partner would be a good idea.
They will need to include their full name and address, how they are related to you and how often they see you. Lastly they need to include a phrase at the end attesting to the information being accurate.
As a general comment you are not expected to complete the PIP activities without pain. PIP does not deal with pain in the same way as DLA which used the phrase "severe discomfort" although this was not actually defined. PIP uses the phrase reliably and it's sub definitions, primarily safely, but you could argue that pain is a factor in the other three phrases as well.
So you need to make it clear that any pain you experience is beyond what would be considered reasonable.
Gordon
I think a letter from your partner would be a good idea.
They will need to include their full name and address, how they are related to you and how often they see you. Lastly they need to include a phrase at the end attesting to the information being accurate.
As a general comment you are not expected to complete the PIP activities without pain. PIP does not deal with pain in the same way as DLA which used the phrase "severe discomfort" although this was not actually defined. PIP uses the phrase reliably and it's sub definitions, primarily safely, but you could argue that pain is a factor in the other three phrases as well.
So you need to make it clear that any pain you experience is beyond what would be considered reasonable.
Gordon
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