Thanks for the info. It makes sense to get the appeal in ASAP, especially as she can't get into to see her GP for 2 weeks anyway. Was just worried it was a one shot opportunity

She's not had a sick note in the last 5 years since being put on Incapacity Benefit (now ESA). Do you mean she needs to start getting these for the appeal period. Thanks btw

Hi, My wife recently attended an ATOS medical assessment and has now received a letter saying she scored zero points. FYI, she has suffered from depression and related bouts of chronic fatigue for the last 5 years, so I'm puzzled to how you can one minute go from receiving benefit one minute, to scoring zero points the next . From reading various posts I understand I need to submit the GL24 form for my wife within the allowed time period. Further to this I have some questions that I hope someone with experience can answer for me: 1. Do I need to request the ESA85 medical report before submitting the GL24, as this gives an extra two weeks to get the appeal in ? 2. If yes, should this be used to constructively dismiss the findings in terms of the scored points, as part of the "Reasons" section ? 3. Is the ESA85 also referred to as the "statement of reasons", or is this something else I should request ? 4. Do I need to obtain letters from her GP and Consultant for the GL24 submission or can these be sent after, assuming these may take some time to obtain ? 5. Do these medical letters need to be specifically written with the appeal in mind ? I.e. ask the Consultant to write a letter explaining why she cannot work or can they just be the regular letters he supplies to her GP ? 6. Do I need to state in the Reasons section that she wants the ESA benefit to be continued to be paid, whilst appealing or does this just happen as part of the process ? Many Thanks Andrew