Well it had to happen, last monday I had a heart attack.. Was rushed to hospital with a blood clot and had an emergency operation, arttery blocked, so they fitted a stent, now on even more pills. It can only happen to me Huh, Im alive and kicking so no theat... Yet another update The care allowence (stopped by DWP) isnt automatically restored, you have to make a fresh claim, and claim from the date it was stopped. 1, fill claim form online 2, print out signed form 3, send in id and form 4, get another form for me to sign saying i know someone is claiming it for me Wait Wait and Wait even more

Update Thought I would update this, for anyone else hit by the new govement polacy (your not entitled) even when you are 1, DLA restored (high rate mobility) (mid rate care) 2, back payment after 3 weeks after tribunal service 3, care allowence, IS, still not yet updated 4, blue badge issued without DLA (hospital records) 5, credit card ( I have to pay £1 per month) until further notice 6, now have new car 18 months it took, and I fought them all the way, and won ! P.S Also changed doctors, who are much better !

AND now, if things cant get any worce, my blue badge has run out. While you can apply without getting DLA, you can bet they will refuse me !

Well you do sometimes feel better after speaking to solicitors and things, but then when you start reading what was said you feel bad again. I paid of my debts with my credit card, so some preasure off me there, if i dont get my DLA back, will make an offer of £1/month ! Solicitor is getting my medical records, DLA didnt get any info from hospital, but I did ! and did send it to the DLA, which they ignored.. Got letter from tribunal service, said its going to be 11 weeks ! BRB !

Today I got a huge amout of printouts, some of them from my 2005 claim, anyway it shows they contacted the hospitsls but got nothing back from them, other than a letter saying to contact my GP.. So they got no hospital reports! But i sent some later, but no reply for sending them, have also asked at the hospital for letters on my condition, dont know if ill get them I now have the same solicitor who i seen at my last tibunal, and im sure it will take him weeks to get through these documents, and my responce. You can bet I will fight them, all the way to EEC and more !

Today the DLA telephoned me, first they tell me there is no TAS 1 anymore, and they take my letter as the appeal, which I only said "I dont agree" and want to appeal. Rang barrister (Friend) he's away but will help when the time comes, rang CAB and got answer machine, left message, I do have his home number if he dont ring me back soon. Rang a solicitor group that deals with benefits, will ring me back, they havent so far. While im trying hard to rush things, the world runs at a snail pace. DLA said they will send copies of all documents used, and Ill get a better picture of whats been said. Meanwhile I have printed all my health problems, when they started, when I went to hospital, and how the problems effect my health. DLA are basically saing for example "can walk without help" how the hell would they say this when Im in a wheel chair, unless my stupid doctor noted this, even through I just have telephone consultations with him.. My doctor didnt even have the letter sent to him about my back, which I asked for a copy of when at the hospital last.. beats me that they can fill in a DLA report at all, and just guess answers Since 1995 form I sent in is about the same, same old questions, same old answers. Nothings changed and so doctors reports should also be about the same. DLA doctors have seen me before, so unless they just lied they would say about the same thing. So whats changed?

Well as I said this isnt the first time they tryed to lower my DLA, even if its the first time in 20 years they stopped it all. I did have a doctor visit years ago who spent most of the time writing rubbish, and not even asking questions, these type of doctors get more work if they lower the award or stop it.. sad facts... I rang them up to see whats going on, they tell me they get 30,000 letters a day and I have to wait 14 days or more. Meanwhile I got some hospital letters, specalist reports, and sent them off, nothing to loose. I cannot go anywhere at the moment, ive been told I have to wait until the DLA send me a TAS 1, then these people will help me. Funny thing is I found out an old friend works for CAB and has done for 19 years, bloody wish I new that before. I also have a friend who is a barister, so when the time comes they will help me I had an old claim for industrial injury, and thought I would follow it up, they still have the records and sent me a form. However since this benefit comes out of income support, no reason to claim it, no premiums added to income support for this. Blood preasure has shot up, now taking tablets for that too, the waiting is killing me, and its getting closer to the day when all the bills arrive and nothing to pay them with, first time in my life not being able to pay the bills, and its taking its toll on me

Thanks for the replies, since 1995 I have copies of all the forms I filled in, and they are all about the same, as there hasnt been much change. I use a wheelchair, because of my back accident many years ago, I cannot walk at all without feeling a lot of pain. I cannot use my left arm at all, 2007 operation didnt help, and within the next few months I have another operation on it. I clearly said that I need help, even with simple tasks, afer all how can you cook if you cannot get out of a wheelchair, and can only use one arm/hand Throughout the night things keep me awake, "if" I get to sleep, just turning and pressing on my arm wakes me, if not that the pain I get in my tummy wakes me, if not that the pain in my back, and thats if my tinnitus lets be get to sleep at all. So I put down i dont have a regular day/night and even when i go to bed, I dont sleep for very long. and need someone to get medicines, drinks, help to toylet, help to bath for a soak in hot water, help pull cloths on etc etc This started many years ago, all the hospital treatment, all and everything stops when they tell you they cant do anything more for you. Its been over a week, still not heard anything from them, but they stopped the benefit within a day of the decition, and all the other benifits stopped within a day of that, but still no reply from them. Now I have high blood pressure, spoke to the doc today and now have tablets for that.. So although most info is old, I did have updates on arm and back, which they ignored. The doctor they sent didnt ask how far I could walk, she asked if i could stand, when I tried she stopped me, as i was in a lot of pain, but lets face it thats all an act sometimes, and they can write false info, ive seen it before.. Im suppose to get a TAS 1, not had one, when it comes then I speak with the help groups, who I should have spoken too before I filled in the form, but if my health hasnt changed, my needs havent changed, then you write the same in the form as you wrote before

Since 1995 I have been getting DLA (High rate both) and had to claim every 5 years to start with, then in 1999 I had to fill in the form as part of the govenments integrity check, but told I dont need to re-claim. On another claim, they reduced my care to mid rate, and 1 year, took them to court and was given back high rate and 5 years. Next claim (2005) they give high rate, but ony 3 years, I asked for a review and they gave it for life 2010, they wrote to me telling me they had got information that casts dobt on my claim, and I had to fill in a new claim. (December) 4 months later (seen there doctor too) they said I was not entitled to DLA at any rate. 2007 I had an operation to my left arm (accident many years ago) and another operation next month. I also have a back problem, spine degenrative decease and a disk has come out, also suffer from tinittus badly, and excess acid Forms were filled in with the same info, just updated with anything new.. It happend so fast, ive sent them a letter 5 days ago, asking for an appeal, nothing so far... So what the hell is going on? From what they have said, someone has phoned them up and told them something, I have many nasty neigbours, who resent me as the council fitted a new driveway to the rear of the house, but placed lockable bollards so they cant drive there. Also have new car... They did this so I could drive into garden No good guessing what was said.. Im broke, have £4000 on credit card after xmas, £4000 left to pay on car (Private finance) and now on reduced income support and sickness benefit I dont see any light at the end of the tunnel, next month after papments are made for car and credit card, I go overdrawn at bank, but cannot recover by the next month, after adding up all the bills I need £68 more a week I dont want bancrupcy, but what can I do?