Mandatory decision refusal
lannie04
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hi everyone my name is Leanne and I was diagnosed 5 years ago with fibro, cfs and anxiety and depression, I hurt my back about 9 years ago so that’s also a daily struggle, I applied for pip back in fe this year to be refused and ask for a mandatory decision, I got a letter from my gp who confirmed my symptoms problems and medication it was a fantastic letter but it wasn’t even touched in the description that the descion outlined, everything I said in my one to one barely any of it has been discussed and when I received the letter today I experienced my first ever anxierty attack and no I have to face a tribunal for my next appeal step I’m worried it’s going to happen again, can anyone let me know what happens at this tribunal from their experience please
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Hey, only ~20% of MRs succeed, whereas 71% of tribunals do, so please don't worry too much! Tribunals also have nothing to do withe the DWP.
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Thankyou @Waylay, I’ve been trying to read into it and the way the letter arrived it makes you feel like a fraud, so I was contemplating not taking it any further but my father is insisting saying that he will be with me every step of the way, I’m just now concerned after the anxiety attack today, but my gp has logged it down and upped medication
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Don't worry I have been to the tribunal 11 times and won 11 times at m r did not change the decision I knew they would not appeal sent in post tomorrow
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Thankyou @jim1074 I think I have to try and hope for the best I can but tell the truth and be honest and hopefully they see it, upon reading a lot on here it see,s everyone pretty much goes through the process and at application or mandatory decision very little get awarded
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That's right how I won I always tell the truth my advice is just tell the truth and
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lannie04 said:Thankyou @jim1074 I think I have to try and hope for the best I can but tell the truth and be honest and hopefully they see it, upon reading a lot on here it see,s everyone pretty much goes through the process and at application or mandatory decision very little get awarded
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
This morning I’ve received another letter, telling me how to appeal for tribunal, but it’s saying I need to include a copy of my mandatory appeal they sent me on the 27th November 2017, but I only applied in Feb 2018, do you think this could be a mix up of person or just a misprint of date
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I'd phone the DWP about the discrepancy.
Disability Rights UK site has a good guide to PIP appeals. And their Disability Rights Handbook has a good section on appeal hearings. The Handbook does cost £18.50, from DR site, or might be available in your local reference library.
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Its a misprint of date how hopeless are they when you apply to the tribunal you have to include a copy of your mandatory decision I'm sending mine tomorrow
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