I have been speaking to a friend of mine and he has told me that he went through this a few years ago and he just spoke to his doctor about everything and the doctor got the decision overturned. Could this be so and is it worth a try?

Thanks for that. A thread of my own has been started and its called incapacity problems.

I had been on incapacity benefit for 8 years because of depression, I had developed other conditions in the mean time, which is bursitis of my right hip and RSI in my right hand, causing me un-able to use the full function of my leg and I went to a medical in February. Failed the assessment as I feel I did not get a fair assessment and everything was put down differently. It was claimed by the medical examiner that I could stand in the shower for 45 minutes among other things, which is no way true and because of my depression I have no take on time or how long I am in the shower, but because I have to use a chair when in the shower standing in the shower for as long as stated would be impossible. I decided to appeal against this decision, which put me onto reduced rate income support while I was appealing. After four months of waiting I finally got an appeal date. I went to the appeal and even made sure they knew how it was for me, however they dug holes everywhere in anything I had said and made it very hard for me to answer anything correctly, they put me in a position where I would only clam up and find it difficult to get anything I wanted to say out. They asked me stuff like do I know what 50 metres are; well no I don’t because I do not measure distance. They made me feel horrible and got me to a point where I was so confused that nothing was coming out right and I could not say what I wanted to. and they suggested I was lying. I found the appeal very difficult. At this point I had no chance of winning the appeal. I did not win the appeal. I now feel like I could have done more, said more or at least done something that would have won me the appeal. I have feelings of guilt as well because I just feel like I messed it up. I am not sure what to do next or where this will take me, but what I do know is that I was not lying. I told them how it was for me, but I feel they just ripped it to shreds. I don't think i have many options left. I did go to CAB and i did see someone there, but they could not go with me and i don't think i was pepared enough. The trouble is it was so hard for me to get myself there in the first place and found it so difficult to tell them anything because of the way they treated me. I have now called Welfare Rights and have spoken to them, they have advised me to get the reasons as to why the appeal was turned down, the only way i can appeal now is if its wrong by law. The appeal panal basically did not believe a word i was saying because of the stuff that was put in the orginal report. I feel so low and down now and i feel very upset that i lost this appeal. I feel like its my fault and i should have said and done more. The CAB worker did not come with me to the appeal, They ripped my submission to pieces. I am at my wits end and don't know which way to turn. I already find it hard to tell people anything i don't know, so they just made it worse for me. In some ways i wish i had never gone because i feel i have wasted four months just for me to fail all over again. I wish someone had been able to go with me because then i would have had more chance and they would not have been able to treat me the way they did. I feel like i blew the appeal myself. In some ways maybe i never got the proper help, i just don't know. I am also informed by the welfare rights people that i can try to claim incapacity again for a different problem, which i probably could, as i now also suffer from a hip problem and S.A. However i don't know if i could put myself through all the pain again just to fail. JSA is another option for me and i can tell the job centre because of the problems i have i need to restrict my hours that i work, as i know i can not work full-time.

I don't think i would be able to get DLA as i have tried before and because i can get around i am entitled to it. In the appeal they asked me was i able to brush my teeth, wash my face ok.... by this point i was already at the stage where i could say nothing and nothing came out right. They also asked me if i could get around the house ok..... i still have trouble getting the right words out. So thats why i feel it was my fault..... i feel like i should have given better reponses, altho i do think one of the panel members had it in for me. I am now hoping that when i get the reasons why that they did not go on the point system, because i could appeal again then because that would be wrong by law, but i am doubtful this would happen. I am not sure if i could go for incapacity again, altho you make a point which i could try..... because of all this thats going on my condition has worsen, altho i do not think it would get me anywhere. The thing is, its not that i don't wanna work because i do, its the fact that i know because of my illnesses i can not do full time work. I am now wondering if it would be worth me going to CAB to seek more advice on all this and to see if they can help me with forms ect. As for starting a thread of my own i would have no idea what to call it.

I don't think i have many options left. I did go to CAB and i did see someone there, but they could not go with me and i don't think i was pepared enough. The trouble is it was so hard for me to get myself there in the first place and found it so difficult to tell them anything because of the way they treated me. I have now called Welfare Rights and have spoken to them, they have advised me to get the reasons as to why the appeal was turned down, the only way i can appeal now is if its wrong by law. The appeal panal basically did not believe a word i was saying because of the stuff that was put in the orginal report. I feel so low and down now and i feel very upset that i lost this appeal. I feel like its my fault and i should have said and done more. The CAB worker did not come with me to the appeal, They ripped my submission to pieces. I am at my wits end and don't know which way to turn. I already find it hard to tell people anything i don't know, so they just made it worse for me. In some ways i wish i had never gone because i feel i have wasted four months just for me to fail all over again. I wish someone had been able to go with me because then i would have had more chance and they would not have been able to treat me the way they did. I feel like i blew the appeal myself. In some ways maybe i never got the proper help, i just don't know. I am also informed by the welfare rights people that i can try to claim incapacity again for a different problem, which i probably could, as i now also suffer from a hip problem and S.A. However i don't know if i could put myself through all the pain again just to fail. JSA is another option for me and i can tell the job centre because of the problems i have i need to restrict my hours that i work, as i know i can not work full-time.

Hi i am Helen I am new to this forum. Joined today and thought i would start a thread to introduce myself so here it is. Hello to one and all.

My incapacity benefit was stopped on 4/3/08, which was my brithday. I had been on incapacity benefit for 8 years because of depression, I had developed other conditions in the mean time, which is bursitis of my right hip and RSI in my right hand, causing me un-able to use the full function of my leg and I went to a medical in February. Failed the assessment as I feel I did not get a fair assessment and everything was put down differently. It was claimed by the medical examiner that I could stand in the shower for 45 minutes among other things, which is no way true and because of my depression I have no take on time or how long I am in the shower, but because I have to use a chair when in the shower standing in the shower for as long as stated would be impossible. I decided to appeal against this decision, which put me onto reduced rate income support while I was appealing. After four months of waiting I finally got an appeal date. I went to the appeal and even made sure they knew how it was for me, however they dug holes everywhere in anything I had said and made it very hard for me to answer anything correctly, they put me in a position where I would only clam up and find it difficult to get anything I wanted to say out. They asked me stuff like do I know what 50 metres are; well no I don’t because I do not measure distance. They made me feel horrible and got me to a point where I was so confused that nothing was coming out right and I could not say what I wanted to. and they suggested I was lying. I found the appeal very difficult. At this point I had no chance of winning the appeal. I did not win the appeal. I now feel like I could have done more, said more or at least done something that would have won me the appeal. I have feelings of guilt as well because I just feel like I messed it up. I am not sure what to do next or where this will take me, but what I do know is that I was not lying. I told them how it was for me, but I feel they just ripped it to shreds.