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Esa wca medical

i suffer anxiety depression severely and have arthritis badly am on the list for knee surgery having had my pre op assessment and am due to have c b t and then counselling for major traumas in my life all time consuming I have letters and appt for my first counselling triage to see what s going to happen. I had the wca last year and got 0 points I appealed and got awarded 18 points for mental health my arthritis is worse this year spreading to hand s and arms but I'm getting into such a state over the medical it's next week and I m dreading it
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Good mourning & very big welcome to you.
I'm very sorry to hear about your current predicament.
Sorry for asking but is your medical next for "PIP" ????
Sorry again but I need to know so that I can point you in the right direction.
I'm sorry to hear all that.
I'm afraid they won't consider the Tribunal decision last time. Each ESA review is like a new claim and they don't consider anything sent to them for the previous claim. I had my review last year and was exactly the same for me.
Did you send it evdence to support your claim when you sent the form back? If you didn't then i'd advice you take it with you to the assessment. Take someone with you if at all possible. Its never a good idea to go alone, especially if you're claiming for mental health such as " not being able to go out alone" Don't just answer with a yes or no explain everything in as much detail as posssible.
I'm guessing beause you scored 18 points at the tribunal then you're in the WRAG group at the moment?
These assessments are always very stressful, i agree. Good luck.
I thought it was a review of the group that your in and also if you ve gotten better enough to do some work if your saying ur worse not better don’t they take that onboard in their decisions also if I’m telling them that I’m on medications and how they make me mongy practically useless I thought it was how ur daily living is as to what u could do in the workplace gods sake I’m dreading it so badly will the outcome of this affect the p I p review that I sent in?
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i understand why you're so anxious about your WCA next week especially after the battle you had last time round.
It sounds as though you have plenty of evidence to support your claim and you're taking someone with you to the assessment. These things will help. I always advise people to make notes while there or afterwards while it's fresh in your mind. Having someone with you is helpful, it's not a pleasant experience to go through.
I hope it goes well for you and let us know the outcome.
Best wishes
Debbie
Any of these assessment are scary whether it's PIP or ESA. Just answer those questions with as much info as possible and don't just answer yes or no. Just take as much evidence as possible, write a diary if you have to as this is also accepted as evidence. Good luck.
Hello, did you have your work capability assessment today mate? How do you feel it went? Hope it all went smoothly for you, and that youre feeling a bit better now that its done.
Think she was ok but who knows there was a trick question that I never thought thru before answering it was how long does it take to get to my local shop I answered me prob 15 minutes but pointed at my daughter and her prob 3 mins I’m thinking she prob put it down that I can walk for 15 minutes!! I’m going to analyse that appt from now till I get my letter !... then today I received a text thanks for sending my how my disability affects me form back (p I p) and how they may need me to have a face to face consultation once they be made their mind s up they write and let me know on the form I filled in I truthfully said that recently the mental health has worsened and the arthritis too which is true !! Do bet that’s the next thing I’ll b called in for can’t stand this really I can’t..
If you look under my posts from about two weeks ago, I wrote a full summary of what my pip assessment that week was like - the questions I was asked, how the consultation was conducted,etc. In it, I make reference to one or two questions that they will probably ask you, have a read of it, it may help and I hope it does. There's loads of great info regarding the pip assessment on this site, and its solid gold; I'd have walked into a bit of a trap without the sterling advice of this online community. Read as much as you can.
At least the wca is out of the way Gerry, its waiting for them that stresses people out, I reckon. I've got my wca next week, and I'm as ready for it as it is reasonable to expect. I've got to the point now, where I don't really care whether I get either award, I just want an end to this painful waiting, and being made to feel as if I've committed some heinous crime by becoming unemployed for health reasons. Glad you got through it unscathed mate, hope you get a good result
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