Backdated PIP

It is possible to apply for PIP to be backdated ? I have had mobility problems since the 1990's and only recently they discovered it was due to severe osteoarthritis in the hip . They know it has been there a very long time due to how it has tried to repair itself . I am on the waiting list for a total hip replacement . In 2007 I applied for DLA because I were bed/house bound as I still am today , but at that time the stated cause of the disability were put down as DVT and not seen as sufficient a condition to warrant a DLA payment .

I have not actually got PIP yet either , but I have the date for an assessment at home . But this time I have all the medical evidence needed that it is severe osteoarthritis , and have a blue badge, getting carers in, so it's likely I should get PIP this time around.


Should I mention anything about this mis diagnosis at this stage to the doctor that comes o see me , or wait until the pip is awarded, if it is , to make some kind of application for a back date . Is it the same as a "supersession" application ?

Many Thanks.

Was it the same as that in 2007 thou ? I have all the paperwork from back then and it seemed to be very dependent on the misdiagnosis of DVT and not any resulting conditions. Some medical authority back then deemed I needed a home assessment so there some acknowledgement of mobility issues but because it were called DVT and not arthritis the claim was rejected . There was no daily activity points system being used . I would have scored enough points with that system.

I shouldn't have called it a PIP backdate really , it was another benefit back then. And different ways they judged if you were eligible for it or not.

I did make claim in 2007. I thought I might have a case under a supersession application in that the DWP were not making the decision with the correct information , only the misdiagnosis they were given at the time.