ESA appeal question - sitting issue...

CP

1. As you have posted plus they should indicate their relationship to you and how often they see you on their letter.

2. The ESA Regulations were changed in January to separate physical and mental health problems, however, there is no clear guidance as to how the separation is to be achieved, where there is a clear case of a physical problem causing mental health issues or vice versa, then you are unlikely to score points, however, most chronic conditions have complicated symptoms and it can be difficult to define whether the cause of a particular problem is physical or mental, all you can do is argue your case and see what the Tribunal says about it. As this is a relatively recent change their is no Case Law in this area to clarify the situation.

There are three examples of the DWP view on this in the following, see section 18

www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/m-1-13.pdf

3. What you have posted seems relevant, offering a real world example as you have with your shelf stacking will undoubtedly help.

Gordon

CP wrote: Hi Bud
Yes I sent them in the same envelope, as the CAB said they both needed to go to the same local job centre address on the top of the start of my rejection letter (they seemed to think this local office would be dealing with my appeal)?
I was rather confused, as the second half of the letter I received (labelled ESA 65 on the bottom), which had the DM's reasons for the decision, had an address on top from a Jobcentre in a different part of the country entirely?
Should I have sent my GL24 to the 2nd address instead? (Both parts of the letter tell you to to contact the address at the top of the letter!!)

I would not worry, if it is the wrong office they will forward it on to the correct one it should only delay things by a week, as to the contents, they will be processed before being passed on so they should be separated and sent to the right departments.

Gordon