Pip MR

Hi,

In this case "upheld" means the decision remained the same. You now have 1 month from the date of that decision to request the Tribunal but you'll need to wait for the decision letter before doing this because you need that letter to request it.

As @poppy123456 alludes, claimants often put a great deal of effort into establishing the medical picture and feel aggrieved when this does not get them benefit.

DWP do not disregard any condition - or, for that matter, undiagnosed disability or health problems. However, it is up to the claimant to explain how their condition(s) affects their ability to carry out the activities laid down for the benefit, so that they are allocated the correct descriptors. The assessor and decision maker cannot make your case for benefit for you, however obvious you feel that need should be based on your medical position. Some medical evidence that supports the claim is helpful, but the most important thing is to establish the functional position in relation to the activities.

You can take ten people with coronary heart disease and you will likely have ten very different functional pictures. Some might be able to walk 250m with only a small amount of physical distress; the likely score in this situation for  "getting around" is 0 points ("Can stand and then move more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided"). Others might be in severe pain and get very breathless as soon as they take a few steps; the likely score for "getting around" is 12 points ("Can stand and then move more than 1 metres but no more than 20 metres, either aided or unaided").