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Trinunal Win
lindadenise
Member Posts: 302 Pioneering
I finally had my Tribunal yesterday and went from Standard care to Enchanced, no Mobility to Enchanced. I am truly shocked and relieved the year of tears and stress are finally over.
I honestly believe if you have the strength and determination which is so hard to do you can do it.
I can honestly say after reading some horror stories about the Tribunal i was very stressed and a nervous wreck, i attended with my daughter who has helped me along the way, also my eldest daughter who came to my original assessment. I am still shocked at the outcome if you truly believe you can fight the end do so.
Thankyou for all the advice i received on this wonderful community, i wish you all luck and a very Hapoy Christmas and Happy New Year.
I honestly believe if you have the strength and determination which is so hard to do you can do it.
I can honestly say after reading some horror stories about the Tribunal i was very stressed and a nervous wreck, i attended with my daughter who has helped me along the way, also my eldest daughter who came to my original assessment. I am still shocked at the outcome if you truly believe you can fight the end do so.
Thankyou for all the advice i received on this wonderful community, i wish you all luck and a very Hapoy Christmas and Happy New Year.
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The judge said this helped the Doctor and Disability Specialist and my oral evidence greatly.
One thing does surprise me is that the Tribunal appreciated all of your medical records.
We are told constantly that these are generally worthless as they may not indicate how the disability affects you and which descriptor fits. Seems that they are actually of good value?
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
I felt i had a fighting chance so that is why i continued to the end. My advice is get your medical records for last 3 yrs and send medical evidence in from any consultants you are under.
Judge said reading through of of those reports and my oral evidence helped them make there decision.
I wish everyone luck, its hard going not easy but if you believe you was unfairly assessed keep going.
Unfortunately those reports whilst as relevant today as they were when they were written, were dismissed by the DWP only on the basis that they were 5 and 6 years old and consequently were not materially representative of my current position.
I did ignore it and sent in evidence that was between 5 and 6 years old but still relevant. It was the decision maker that refused to entertain the reports because they were more than 2 years old!!
Ironically that same evidence when it was sent in for the previous review in 2015, two years earlier it was then between 3 and 4 years old - yet because of that evidence they changed the decision at MR stage from 0 points to enhanced care & mobility for another 2 years - to 2017!!
Hence my confusion and lack of understanding.
I was really dreading the tribunal yesterday i was awake all night and by the time i got i was shaking non stop. I must say the Judge the doctor and the disability expert were very nice. I was questioned for about 40 mins. I was pleased that i would get to know the outcome the same day.
It is hard going and i understand why some people just cant go through with the tribunal.