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Is it worth appealing?

Hi I have just had my pip refused she gave me no points at all even though I have degenerative disc disease weak muscle movement in my neck which causes less than 50% mobility this was all down to a cervical disc fusion which has left me with my head stuck on one side all the time
does anyone know if it will be worth appealing or are they more concerned about movement in legs
I have been to a pain clinic for a few years now I’m at the end of my tether
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does anyone know if it will be worth appealing or are they more concerned about movement in legs
I have been to a pain clinic for a few years now I’m at the end of my tether
☹️
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Anyway yes.... It is worth appealing. Good luck and keep us informed.
I'm a Pain Warrior
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Sorry to hear what has happened, you can read about how to appeal a DWP benefit here.
Let us know if you need any further help
Disability Gamechanger - 2019
I'm so sorry to hear about your experiences. Only you can decide whether or not to appeal, however many of our members have been through the process themselves and will advise where they can.
The link provided by Ami above is great, and please do feel free to come back to us with any questions. I hope today is as kind as possible to you!
thanks
The conversation was about continuous re-assessments no matter what age you are at. I pointed out that with these reassessments running at every 2/3 years, if you need or want to keep the award going the only way that they will stop is if you die of old age.
Meaning that even at 90 years of age you still have every chance of being reassessed.
And to make the point clearer, I will be 71 in a couple of months and I'm still fighting the bu**ers!
If you want to challenge the length (which to be honest I didn't realise that you could until recently) then it will/should form part of the MR/appeal process with the claimant providing the evidence to support it as you would for the points not awarded
Asking the DWP at the review time for the length to be ongoing is about as pointless as asking for which points you should score. You can ask, but you will have to produce evidence to support that request. .
Previously on this site it was suggested by another poster that you wait until you get the decision and then, if not happy with the length of the award, would ask the DWP to show you what evidence they have used to make the short award. It seemed that the DWP would almost always back down as they don't have that evidence.