Degenerative disc and spine disease and PIP
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dragonwolf
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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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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/
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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.Hi @dragonwolf,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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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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