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Degenerative disc and spine disease and PIP

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dragonwolf
dragonwolf Community member Posts: 3 Listener
edited June 2022 in PIP, DLA, and AA
I have been diagnosed with degenerative disc and spine disease I have pains in the back of my skull, my neck, the middle of my back as well as the lumber region and buttocks and also compressed nerves.and when I walk it makes it worse.could I claim pip for it.
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 55,057 Disability Gamechanger
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    PIP isn't awarded based on any diagnosis. It's how those conditions affect your ability to carry out the 12 PIP activities related to the PIP descriptors. See link https://pipinfo.net/

    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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  • Cartini
    Cartini Community member Posts: 1,108 Pioneering
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    dragonwolf said:
    I have been diagnosed with degenerative disc and spine disease I have pains in the back of my skull, my neck, the middle of my back as well as the lumber region and buttocks and also compressed nerves.and when I walk it makes it worse.could I claim pip for it.

    I`ve claimed PIP and I have similar to you (Lumbar & cervical spondylosis and lumbar stenosis).  If you use this forum and "Benefits and work", you`ll see what you can do to claim.
    Andy
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  • dragonwolf
    dragonwolf Community member Posts: 3 Listener
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    Thank you for your advice this gives me a bit of confidence to put in a claim for pip. I thought it might be a lost cause. Thank you.

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