change of circumstances, now esa50

I received my esa85A and it says that I seem to have severe problems initiating and maintaining personal action based on my esa50 and also my doctors letter which directly states I am unable to do daily tasks.

I expected the form to say that I would have problems with other things descriptors as well e.g. coping with change, behaviours with others. Although problems with these are not directly stated in the medical evidence, they could be considered reasonable based on the description of my illness in the medical evidences.

1. Why do you think the esa85a doesn't talk about other descriptors? Did the assessor think they did not apply or did they just want to satisfy the support group criteria and move on to the next application hence not dwell on those descriptors?

2. This previous question is important because I am trying to backdate my entitlement. I am wondering if I should just focus on how I satisfied the personal action descriptor during the backdate period or if I should mention other descriptors as well. Since they have not been mentioned in the esa85a, perhaps there is no benefit in discussing other descriptors?

Thanks

Thank you for your response. May I also ask:

1. With my COC letter, should I attach all my medical evidences and esa50 answers again or should I just mention in the COC letter, they should refer to my recent esa50 for medical evidences and esa50 answers?

2. I am trying to backdate for about 2 years. I can make a good case for the past 1.5 years however I am not sure about 2. I realised that 2 years ago I submitted an esa50 however I did not know how to answer the question as I didn't use the benefitsforwork guide at that time. As such I do not recall what I wrote/most likely did not answer them properly. If I apply for 2 years backdate rather than 1.5 they may use the esa50(from 2 years) ago against me. Would it be wiser to just apply for 1.5 years or should I try for 2 and just say I didn't know how to fill the form up 2 years ago. Or maybe I should say when I know I satisfied the support group descriptors 1.5 years ago, I don't know about exactly 2 years ago, so they should check the 2 years old esa50 and see if it allows them to backdate beyond the 1.5 years. What do you advise?

Thanks

Hi Gordan I think you missed the point of my question.

1. I am saying that I want to backdate 2 years ago however there may be a problem. This is because I completed an esa50 2 years ago without knowing how to complete the form(i.e. I didn't use the benefits for work guide), therefore the esa50 from 2 years ago may be used against me. I cannot remember what I wrote but I am sure the answers may not have been good e.g. I didn't consider the able to do reliably matter.

Therefore my questions was what would you advise, should I say that I didn't know how to fill the esa50 properly back then, or should I say they should refer to it and it may/may not allow the to backdate even further than 1.5 years.

2. Also, the evidences(doctor letters which will accompany my coc letter) have already been submitted with the recent esa50, should I send them again(i.e. treat the coc letter as an application in itself) or should I just ask them to check the evidences they have on file(with my recent esa50?

Thanks