ESA SUCCESS!

After months of trying to justify my state of health to the nth degree, a letter has arrived from the medical assessors, stating I no longer require a face-to-face assessment. I feel like celebrating!

This only happened because I personally provided form ESA113 for my GP to complete, which I printed off the internet. I also submitted my recent PIP tribunal award notice for lower rate mobility.

Now I'll wait and see which group I am placed in!

fil501 wrote: After months of trying to justify my state of health to the nth degree, a letter has arrived from the medical assessors, stating I no longer require a face-to-face assessment. I feel like celebrating!

This only happened because I personally provided form ESA113 for my GP to complete, which I printed off the internet. I also submitted my recent PIP tribunal award notice for lower rate mobility.

Now I'll wait and see which group I am placed in!

Hi f501,

Yes, now that you are to have a paper based assessment, and not a face to face, you cannot be found fit for work, so it will be WRAG or SG !!

I am surprised that your G.P. agreed to fill in an : ESA 113 Questionnaire for you, as they are a DWP Document only usually issued to G.P.'s by them, and G.P.'s receive a fee from DWP for filling them in and returning them.

Please keep us updated !

bro58

My GP has been amazing since I first consulted with her 12 years ago. She's also the type of person not to be concerned about receiving a fee & probably did it as a gesture of goodwill to help me out. She does not think much of the DWP!

Interestingly enough, the medical assessors sent form ESA113 to one of my other medical consultants. My cynicism suspects this was probably because they would guess the consultant would not be able to answer many of the questions on the form - which was the case.

Still awaiting notification of whether WRAG or SG, but I'm just relieved to be in one or the other.

Support Group, but no mention of a future review date. Thank you for your help!

fil501 wrote: Support Group, but no mention of a future review date. Thank you for your help!

Hi f501,

Congratulations on The SG Award !!

Thanks for letting us know !

Now that you have the SG Decision Notice letter, you may find : This Post helpful !

bro58

I almost feel the need for being congratulated after all the DWP stress during 2015

I read the link to the helpful post, and plucked up the courage to ask the DWP for a prognosis date, which I was dreading in case it was in the near future... but AMAZINGLY it's December 2018

This fits in perfectly with my clinician's recommendation of resting for 3-4 years, as a last hope for putting my CFS into sustained remission.