Degenerative disc and spine disease and PIP

dragonwolf

I have been diagnosed with degenerative disc and spine disease I have pains in the back of my skull, my neck, the middle of my back as well as the lumber region and buttocks and also compressed nerves.and when I walk it makes it worse.could I claim pip for it.

poppy123456

PIP isn't awarded based on any diagnosis. It's how those conditions affect your ability to carry out the 12 PIP activities related to the PIP descriptors. See link https://pipinfo.net/

Cartini

dragonwolf said:

I have been diagnosed with degenerative disc and spine disease I have pains in the back of my skull, my neck, the middle of my back as well as the lumber region and buttocks and also compressed nerves.and when I walk it makes it worse.could I claim pip for it.

Hi @dragonwolf,

I`ve claimed PIP and I have similar to you (Lumbar & cervical spondylosis and lumbar stenosis).  If you use this forum and "Benefits and work", you`ll see what you can do to claim.

Andy

dragonwolf

Thank you for your advice this gives me a bit of confidence to put in a claim for pip. I thought it might be a lost cause. Thank you.