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D.L.A. Appeal
11 years 9 months ago - 11 years 9 months ago #109937 by Westcoastphil
D.L.A. Appeal was created by Westcoastphil
Until the end of 2012 I was receiving both elements of DLA (indefinitely). I then received a letter telling me that I was to lose all my allowances immediately, even though my Osteo-Arthritis was slowly getting worse.
I requested a written statement of the reasons for this decision, I received the statement quite quickly, the reasons given were the same reasons given when I received the allowance.
I appealed and it was arranged I would be given a Medical examination and report, this Doctor asked me to walk two metres across my Lounge, I managed this although in a lot of pain. His report stated I could walk two hundred metres with no discomfort.
He asked to look at my feet to see how the Arthritis had affected my toe joints, my wife removed my shoes and slippers, his report stated I could dress/undress my lower body without any problems.
Three months later I appeared before a Tribunal, one of the members seemed sympathetic, the other two were quite aggressive. They took no cognicence of the information on my claim form and ignored a very supportive letter from my G.P.
My Appeal was refused, I have requested a written statement of the reasons and hope to take my case to an Upper Tribunal.
I feel that the procedures are most unfair and can be biased against the disabled person by only using 'evidence' that suits them. If a tribunal can just ignore a letter from a G.P. what chance do we have.
The 'independant' medical is anything but independent, as it is produced by a member of their own staff.
I requested a written statement of the reasons for this decision, I received the statement quite quickly, the reasons given were the same reasons given when I received the allowance.
I appealed and it was arranged I would be given a Medical examination and report, this Doctor asked me to walk two metres across my Lounge, I managed this although in a lot of pain. His report stated I could walk two hundred metres with no discomfort.
He asked to look at my feet to see how the Arthritis had affected my toe joints, my wife removed my shoes and slippers, his report stated I could dress/undress my lower body without any problems.
Three months later I appeared before a Tribunal, one of the members seemed sympathetic, the other two were quite aggressive. They took no cognicence of the information on my claim form and ignored a very supportive letter from my G.P.
My Appeal was refused, I have requested a written statement of the reasons and hope to take my case to an Upper Tribunal.
I feel that the procedures are most unfair and can be biased against the disabled person by only using 'evidence' that suits them. If a tribunal can just ignore a letter from a G.P. what chance do we have.
The 'independant' medical is anything but independent, as it is produced by a member of their own staff.
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