Health Assessment (my journey) :-(

Glad the forum is back up and running and I hope everyone had a good Easter.

I wrote my submissions the best I could and sent it off so I guess it's just waiting now. Then it will be upper tribunal

If I was to make a claim for pip, how would that impact things?

Could it go against me ?

Gordon wrote: Stressed

PIP is awarded for different reasons to ESA, even where there are overlaps between the two the criteria is still different so I don't see why your applying for PIP should be an issue. Our PIP Claim explains the criteria you will need to meet.

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

Gordon

I keep being told that I really should be on pip instead of esa.

So I was thinking that if all else fails with the upper tribunal them may be I could try and switch to pip.

I just don't know if I could face another medical assessment

Gordon wrote:

Stressed wrote: I just don't know if I could face another medical assessment

I'm afraid you are unlikely to avoid one on a new claim.

Gordon

Let's see what happens after it's gone through the upper tribunal