Just received the 2 reports over the weekend.
The medical report form is just one page with lines about my wife's conditions. It also has advice & I quote. " I advise that the client meets the criteria for limited capability for work related activity as they have severe functional disability"
Then goes on to say in the prognosis section " I advise that work could be considered within 18mths"
On the advice section they are saying "severe functional disability" but consider her ready for work in 18mths, very odd.
Also the decision makers form LT54 starts with "In all cases, including scrutiny LCW and LCWRA, decision makers must complete this ESA56 fully, scoring all descriptors.
ESA completed but unavailable"
All the scores on the form have zero's in them, moving around, standing & sitting etc.
In the WCA Allowance support group award. Part of it says"Having considered the available evidence, the Decision Maker has decided that Mrs X has met the appropriate descriptors in schedule 2 of the Employment and support allowance regulations and therefore has limited capability for work.
The decision maker has proceeded to consider whether Mrs X has Limited capability for work related activity. Having further examined the available evidence the decision maker has decided that one or more of the descriptors contained in schedule 3 of the ESA regulations apply to Mrs X, she therefore has LCWRA under regulation 34."
I cannot understand why at the time of my wife's decision the ESA50 was not available for the decision maker to make this decision, when the medical officer must have had it.
We are fairly satisfied that my wife did not go for a F2F but it seems highly unusual that the decision maker made this award without seeing the ESA50, and no points on the LT54.
Does this seem odd to you?
Am I being cynical thinking this was all rushed through & my wife gets reassessed in 18mths time because at this moment in time they are too busy with new claimants?
