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mssissippi1952
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hi,as anyone been to a pip tribunal lately I have to go in a weeks time I’m worried about what they ask you
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Here's what I posted (now updated) after my successful PIP tribunal hearing in May. Hope it's of some help. Also Disability Rights (DR) site has a free guide to PIP appeals, as does their benefits Handbook price £15 from DR site.
"Have your wits about you and be prepared for a grilling; and have thorough medical evidence even if it's not recent.The only medical evidence I had was the DWP doctor's report and my GP's report from 1998 (both very thorough) when I was awarded DLA highest rates both components indefinitely.The other two tribunal members weren't too bad - but the doctor asked some probing questions. Asked for how long I could walk (time). The Atos assessor asked that, too. Although of course PIP points are supposed to be awarded for distance, not time (or so I thought). But the DWP think time equals distance, i.e. 20m = 30 seconds,Doc also asked how did I know I could only walk 20 yards? Had I ever measured it? I replied no, it was an estimate based on experience of distances.The judge, doctor (as well as the Atos assessor) all seemed to think that ability to drive indicates a low level of daily living disability.I only take two, maybe three, round trips of 12 miles or less a week; I find driving long distances tiring. I wouldn't advise any claimant to state that they do a lot of driving, especially longer distances."Read more at https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/33823/pip-tribunal-decision#659Kfky7COtacDGs.99
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Thank you matilda0
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