PIP ASSESSMENT PETITION - make decision based on medical evidence

poppy123456

nasturtium said:

I would like to ask please would it be possible to outline briefly what evidence you provided that helped you with your claim being as you had very little correspondence with your GP or Specialist. This might help others who find themselves in the same position as yourself.

Medical evidence isn't needed for either of those benefits. Letters from a GP aren't the best evidence to send anyway because a GP doesn't spend any time with you to know exactly how your conditions affect you.

As advised on many other threads Include a couple of real world incidents of exactly what happened the last time you attempted each activity that applies to you. Adding detailed information such as where you were, what exacetly happened, did anyone see it and what the consequences were. You should aim for at least half an A4 side of paper per descriptor that applies.

I did exactly that for my last work capability assessment and for both mine and my daughters PIP reviews last year and had paper based assessments for all three. The only evidence i sent for myself was an OT report and a repeat prescription list.

LIVEDANDLEARNED

I didn’t create the petition, but I did sign it. My experience was that the assessor completely changed what I’d said and I’ve no faith in how fair that procedure sis, depending who you get. I was told, on here in fact, before my assessment  that medical evidence wasn’t important and so I did give in some but didn’t make a huge effort with that side, based on being told that on here. I’m sharing my experience that not having strong medical evidence backfired on me and when they said things that weren’t true and I complained, coming at the complaint with then very strong medical evidence from my GP and specialists got me from not being awarded anything to the being awarded the maximum. 

Everyone is entitled to approach their assessments as they wish, I’m not here to persuade or tell anyone what to do, of course not. It’s just my experience. I also wrote another thread on what I wished I’d known before I applied. 

I believe the system is flawed, but I’m only happy for anyone who has a good experience and wish that for everyone x 

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I didn't need any evidence for PIP it was based on information provided by me and my family in the form . For ESA they knew I had Schizophrenia because of the medication I was prescribed(which they had evidence of when I had assessment). They put me in the Support Group after the medical.