Degenerative disc and spine disease and PIP

dragonwolf
dragonwolf Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited June 2022 in PIP, DLA, ADP & 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: 64,456 Championing
    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/

  • Cartini
    Cartini Community Member Posts: 1,107 Trailblazing
    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
  • dragonwolf
    dragonwolf Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    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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