Can i request a telephone hearing?
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gailnan
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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 ?
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 ?
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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.0
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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
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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.
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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.0
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