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Could you please tell me if i could apply for ESA?

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  • sharri1959
    sharri1959 Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Hi Could you please tell me if i could apply for ESA with a condition that i am now suffering with after radiotherapy, I did receive ESA when i was diagnosed with Cancer last year but this was stopped in April after a medical assessment said i didn't have enough points     
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  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Member Posts: 5,212 Disability Gamechanger
    You can reapply for ESA if you can show a new or significantly worstened condition

    CR
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  • BenefitsTrainingCo
    BenefitsTrainingCo Member Posts: 2,622 Pioneering

    Hi @sharri1959

    As CR correctly says, if your condition has deteriorated significantly, or you have a new condition then yes you can re-apply - you indicate that you have a condition following radiotherapy - this sounds like it may be new? Medical evidence indicating deterioration/new condition always helps - e.g. ask the doctor to note in the sick note that the condition is in addition.

    It may well be worth giving it a go, and don't forget you have a right of appeal if they refuse.

    Let us know if you need any more specific advice.

    Kind regards,

    Mary

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