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Does anyone else feel they have been given the wrong decision by the DWP?

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Hi to everyone on the forum which I am glad to read.

My situation is as follows.

I am 67 years of age. When I was 50 I was involved in a head on car crash. The other driver was driving the wrong way on a dual carriageway! I was lucky to be alive the police told me a couple of years later, not many people survive an impact of approximately 100mph.

i had numerous serious injuries. My left foot was broken in three places, so had an operation on it together with other operations. I was told being as I had broken the foot in the crash, eventually arthritis will set in later life. This has now happened and gradually got worse over the past 18 months.

At the time of the accident, I was awarded the DLA for life. With all these benefit changes I was moved to PIP, but the award was for 3 years only. I could not believe it! I am on medication for life for the physical injuries and my mental health.

When I was on DLA I was given the higher rate of mobility plus the middle rate of care. This amounted to the same on PIP. The pain in my foot had got to the stage where I needed treatment from the hospital. Ibuprofen and paracetamol were not working. I was told by the hospital that I had bad arthritis in the foot and was given a cortisone injection. The hospital said there was no guarantee to be free of pain, which has now happened.

i informed the DWP of the change in my foot and said I was willing to attend an assessment as my PIP would be due to expire later this year. I saw the healthcare professional and could not believe when I got the result of my PIP award. I feel the healthcare professional saw me just after the injection, so I was temporarily pain free. I was awarded only 4 points for my mobility! This means I have lost the mobility of my PIP. I am shattered and feel the decision is wrong. They have awarded me the same rate of care.

The DWP is a joke! You hold on the phone for ages. How can an office pen pusher judge my situation. It is wrong. These decisions are an insult to the disabled.

I have phoned and written to challenge the decision for a mandatory appeal. I just hope the decision is reversed as my mental health was not covered, along with my mobility fairly. The healthcare professional gave me a ridiculous assessment.

Does anyone else feel they have been given the wrong decision by the DWP? If the decision is not changed will go to an appeal tribunal and my MP I feel so upset at the way I have been treated by the DWP.

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Benistmonk

cristobal said:

No-one asks individuals for their opinion on here - it's a public forum and I was responding to @yadnad's post.
I was also pointing out that your post is rude, in case you hadn't realised

Do we need another moderator? ffs!

Yadnad

jarvo40 said:

Oh how am I going to sleep tonight?? To add to your talents..your a grass..

Reported again

Yadnad

Benistmonk said:

cristobal said:

No-one asks individuals for their opinion on here - it's a public forum and I was responding to @yadnad's post.
I was also pointing out that your post is rude, in case you hadn't realised

Do we need another moderator? ffs!

I believe we do when I see remarks like that and the disgusting use of those three letters especially knowing that there are ladies that are actively posting on here!!

Benistmonk

Femoral Facial Syndrome = ffs!

Gerald

I can see how putting them 3 letters is wrong and you have flag it okay no problem at all with that okay then there is a post which when I see remarks like this disgusting if you have god forbid a accident and end up disabled are then going to put a claim in for PIP and then see this and that's how there seen how do you think that's going to make them feel good about them self and is it right to ask for PIP That's how PIP works. We cannot just take people at their word, it has to be evidenced in many ways.

Now I know what I have written will infuriate a lot of people, and it seems like assessors are out to catch you out, and to an extent that I suppose it is true but there has to be a line somewhere otherwise every single person with any diagnosis would claim and the pot of money isn't infinite.

Gerald

HI did not put your name down as I did not think it was right to name you okay and then there is the I’d like to add you are doing so out of context
You are also jumping on yet another person thread, rambling about something That's off my thread and you were okay using it in context there but as to you just have the view that is that you view is you are always right and never wrong its view and that's right and know one else can have a point of view that is not the same as you and just to keep you happy tag ilovecats

poppy123456

@Gerald may i ask why you feel you have to tag @ilovecats and quote most of what he/she says in almost every single comment you make? Do you have something against this person?

He/she has given some fantastic advice here on the forum in the short time they have been with us. To which i am very grateful for all their help and i know there's other people that would agree with me here too.

Please remember that we are a friendly forum and we are here to help people, just like i helped you on another part of the forum.

Gerald

ASK to be tag for the comment as I did not think it was right to put the name down so sorry about that without tagging me to defend my words. poppy123456 and Know I Do not have something against this person is that okay and thank you for your help in the past poppy123456

Yadnad

Benistmonk said:

Femoral Facial Syndrome = ffs!

As if!

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