PIP Change of Circumstances - Mandatory Reconsideration
I have already asked and sent in further evidence for my mandatory reconsideration, which is now being looked at by another DWP decision maker confirmed by text.
What I am wondering is my condition has changed since then in that I am now in receipt of physiotherapy and my treatment for another disease has changed and I am awaiting a referral to specialist for it?
Is it worth getting in touch with DWP about this?
FYI my physiotherapy is for back, leg and foot pain that has been ongoing for many months but wasn’t under investigation at the time of PIP assessment which was prompted by me reported a change of of circumstances.
Any thoughts welcomed.
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Were PIP already aware of those conditions and how they affect you? If so then you can inform them of any current treatment that you're having for those conditions. They will be able to take that into consideration.
What they can't do is take into consideration any worsening of condition.
If you report changes then you'll be sent another form to fill in and return and another assessment is most likely. Any new decision made on those changes would overrule your current award, as well as any decision made on your current MR and Tribunal (if it gets that far)
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I would say that the evidence should be useful and you can send it in. It certainly can't hurt your case to send it in. Either the evidence applies and helps with the decision, or it changes nothing about the case.
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Hi @poppy123456 and @Jimm_Scope
I would hate to send more information that could lead to overruling my current award or pending mandatory reconsideration decision.
I did mention my back pain, but only in the list of conditions. In the actually examples I’ve used against each activity I have not mentioned how it limits or prevents me from doing some things. I focused on other symptoms instead.As for my other condition (my disease) it is unstable so technically not a change of diagnosis or anything, and I am now awaiting specialist input.
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Sending more evidence will not overrule any decision. That only applies if you report changes to your health conditions.
I'm confused why you didn't include information about your back pain, if it causes you difficultly then you should have included information about that. Never leave anything out because doing so could lead to not having the correct award, which is why you're now going down the MR route.
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Because I have multiple symptoms that prevents or limit me in doing any activity. So, I focused on the ones that I thought were more relevant such as fatigue and joint pain in my examples against the arch activity.
I only mentioned the back, leg, and foot pain in the list of conditions.
After the assessment and decision, my GP referred me to service for my back pain.
I am worried it may if I sent information about it now, it may be considered a new condition, or as if I am being fraudulent and went to go after the decision.
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You mentioned it in the list of conditions so it's not a new condition. The right decision can only be made if you tell them everything.
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but the investigation for me back pain only started after my assessment and decisions. Doesn’t that seem like I deliberately sought help/evidence to affect my claim?
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Not at all, why would it?
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I don’t know. DWP are very good at making me feel like i have to prove I am not committing fraud.
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I really do think you are overthinking this!
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I know. It’s hard not too!
I guess I focused on symptoms that I believed affect me the most in my examples, not all symptoms as on any given day I am prevented from an activity due to numerous symptoms not just one.
it’s tough.
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It's so easy to overthink things @HealthyUnicorn. I do the same thing. Anytime a brown envelope comes through the door I panic that my PIP will be taken away or they've spotted me doing cartwheels at the park (I definitely have not done that!). Be kind to yourself and remind your brain to be kind to you too 😊
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Thank you.
I think I shan’t bother sending in anymore evidence.
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