Can I claim back the costs of the report?
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Andyac
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I’ve been on DLA since 2009 after my TBI
I was declined for pip and had to appeal
because they wanted an updated
neuro report I had to pay £500 pounds
to have done it went to tribunal and I was awarded pip plus back payments
can I claim back the costs of the report
I was declined for pip and had to appeal
because they wanted an updated
neuro report I had to pay £500 pounds
to have done it went to tribunal and I was awarded pip plus back payments
can I claim back the costs of the report
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No, it's the claimants responsibility to prove entitlement to PIP and not theirs. Why did you have to pay all that money for a report?
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. -
Because the original report was produced in 2009 even though it states my condition is permanent they said it was no good ie to old which they wasn’t prepared to read it
so I had to get a knew assement from a neurologist
Which is not cheap
as far as they was concerned
well I look okay so 0 points -
I see. It's not their responsibility to prove you qualify for PIP, it's yours unfortunately.
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poppy123456 said:I see. It's not their responsibility to prove you qualify for PIP, it's yours unfortunately.
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Exactly.
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So poor old Andyac was left in a dilemma. His neuro evidence from 2009 was classified by the DWP as far to old to be relied on as being relevant today - thus the comments from the DWP on their notes saying that nothing over 2 years old should be sent in.
Between the preverbal rock and a hard place is our poor Andyac. So what does he have to do to show the DWP that the 2009 evidence is in fact reliable - he asks the consultant to supply an updated version at a cost of £500.
He has no other choice - but the DWP say that he should not obtain any evidence that he has to pay for. If he does it is down to him.
Maybe he should have insisted that the DWP get it?
No answer to this.
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@Andyac did you know it would be 500 pounds at the time? Did you know about the rules about paying for stuff like that? I certainly couldn’t afford to pay that. I struggled to pay thirty pounds to my g p for his letter. That’s awful
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debbiedo49 said:@Andyac did you know it would be 500 pounds at the time? Did you know about the rules about paying for stuff like that? I certainly couldn’t afford to pay that. I struggled to pay thirty pounds to my g p for his letter. That’s awful
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Its a lot of money
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debbiedo49 said:Its a lot of money
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That’s really awful
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