Can i request a telephone hearing?

gailnan

I have appealed the original assessment which said that I was not entitled to any pip after being on full DLA for both care and mobility the revised the decision and awarded standard rate care but nothing for mobility 
I suffer with rheumatoid arthritis osteoarthritis chronic crohns colitis and am on infusion of infliximab every seven weeks my question is I don’t feel able to attend the court due to a flare up in the colitis due to the stress of this I would worry I would be able to cope I’ve heard I can request a telephone hearing is that true ?

poppy123456

Hi,

Yes you can but you may have to wait longer for this and they may ask you to attend in person because they always prefer you to appear in person.

gailnan

Well well if they refuse then I will have to rely on a paper hearing as I would not be able to sit in a room for 30 mins with the state of my guts at the moment
thanks anyway 

poppy123456

I didn't say they would refuse but they always prefer you to attend the hearing in person rather than a telephone hearing or a paper based decision.

Yadnad

They would probably want to see you to make it fair and give you the best chance of getting the right award - body language is a wonderful thing though - it sometimes says the opposite to what you are actually saying.