Is it worth appealing?
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debs42
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Hi I have just had my pip refused she gave me no points at all even though I have degenerative disc disease weak muscle movement in my neck which causes less than 50% mobility this was all down to a cervical disc fusion which has left me with my head stuck on one side all the time
does anyone know if it will be worth appealing or are they more concerned about movement in legs
I have been to a pain clinic for a few years now I’m at the end of my tether
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does anyone know if it will be worth appealing or are they more concerned about movement in legs
I have been to a pain clinic for a few years now I’m at the end of my tether
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Hi @debs42, I would definitely appeal. I'm started to think they do this deliberately because they think we won't appeal. It also worries me how consistent they are in deciding who gets awarded PIP, do the assessors have a guide to follow because why would I be awarded and then I read about someone else more severe then me doesn't?
Anyway yes.... It is worth appealing. Good luck and keep us informed.Tina(Ankyie Spon)
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Thanks for your support I don’t think these assessors know what some of us are really going through
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Thanks it will help a lot
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Hi @debs42, and a warm welcome to the community!
I'm so sorry to hear about your experiences. Only you can decide whether or not to appeal, however many of our members have been through the process themselves and will advise where they can.
The link provided by Ami above is great, and please do feel free to come back to us with any questions. I hope today is as kind as possible to you!
https://youtu.be/67tDSlsityY
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I would always appeal , it takes time . but its such I nice feeling when you win
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Certainly because ATOS / CAPATAIL assesors are not spechialist IE ortohpedic / surgeons for example . THEY just medical proffestional basic nurse/ psysho for example just give option SYSTEM just flawed stack against you be stroung fight it .
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Thanks for all your support I am going to appeal stay strong
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Good luck
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I was getting all the zeros at my PIP review & Mandatory reconsideration, all the sudden, after taking it to a tribunal, I won my case & proved the assessors were wrong turning me down. Keep trying. If at first you don't succeed, try-try again. Even if you get tuned down for your PIP keep you appeal going.
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telscope said:I was getting all the zeros at my PIP review & Mandatory reconsideration, all the sudden, after taking it to a tribunal, I won my case & proved the assessors were wrong turning me down. Keep trying. If at first you don't succeed, try-try again. Even if you get tuned down for your PIP keep you appeal going.
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Good lord strong words howabout half dead
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clarkjohnson said:Good lord strong words howabout half dead
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Get the picture it's a sad state of affairs isn't it
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Dying is a bit extreme, not tried that one yet.Saying that, I have had ESA and PIP since late 2012 and early 2013 respectively, the little correspondence I have had with them has always been polite from their side whereas I did get rather sniffy with them when I had repeated requests for details of all my pensions even though I am on CB ESA. Had the review date shifted to after my state pension comes in to stop it. They blamed the computer. I bet it`s an Atari. .Apart from that, not a peep from them apart from annual confirmation of ongoing awards, any other communication always initiated by me and certainly no calls for further assessments.Just stating the above to show that it is not always the case that they pester you non stop, because I am concerned that the new initiates to this strange world of benefit claims will be unecessarily horrified at a stage in their life when they need help and reassurance and not to be led to believe there is no hope.
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Yadnad said:If you want PIP there is only one way you get out of the system is by dying.
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. -
poppy123456 said:Yadnad said:If you want PIP there is only one way you get out of the system is by dying.
The conversation was about continuous re-assessments no matter what age you are at. I pointed out that with these reassessments running at every 2/3 years, if you need or want to keep the award going the only way that they will stop is if you die of old age.
Meaning that even at 90 years of age you still have every chance of being reassessed.
And to make the point clearer, I will be 71 in a couple of months and I'm still fighting the bu**ers!
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As mentioned quite sometime again by someone, if you don't ask for an ongoing award, you'll continue to get shorter ones.
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poppy123456 said:As mentioned quite sometime again by someone, if you don't ask for an ongoing award, you'll continue to get shorter ones.
If you want to challenge the length (which to be honest I didn't realise that you could until recently) then it will/should form part of the MR/appeal process with the claimant providing the evidence to support it as you would for the points not awarded
Asking the DWP at the review time for the length to be ongoing is about as pointless as asking for which points you should score. You can ask, but you will have to produce evidence to support that request. .
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You always like to twist things. If you're going to ask for an ongoing award then obviously you're going to produce evidence to support that request. I did both recently, so we'll see.
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.
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