Evidence to submit to Tribunal PIP

Hi interesteduser

If you are the person who helps your sister the most a statement from you is definitely to be recommended. Try not to talk in a general way. Where do you see her struggling against the issues laid down in the PiP criteria?

As far as your GP is concerned you can look at the GP notes document that we have available and see if this is appropriate. The most important things though are for your GP to confirm diagnosis, prognosis (if appropriate), medications and treatments and what impact he has observed on her.

You may have already done this, but the most important thing is to really understand why your sister failed to be awarded PIP. It's easy just to be angry with the system and that is often justified, but sometimes people fail because they haven't explained clearly enough what the difficulties are that they have against the criteria. So what you want to ensure is that you have refuted with any evidence you can any misapprehensions or mistakes that the assessor and decision-maker made.

Also, check to see if there is any case law that has involved PIP tribunals where claimants have the same condition as your sister. It's always helpful if there is a ruling that has been applied that you can quote. (Don't worry if there isn't any) - just search "PIP caselaw breast cancer" and so on.

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