ESA Problems

[wizz]

hi everyone, my name is roy and although i have followed this site for a while, i have now decided to join and share a bit of my story with atos.

i've been on e.s.a for two years now, through depression and anxiety but i am also an alcoholic.

i have been doing the esa50 forms and medical every six months, with my last one being on october 24 2011.

i failed this medical, getting only six points for starting and finishing tasks, so with the help from the local disability society, i lodged an appeal.

on january 10th 2012 i got a letter saying that the decision had been overturned and i would go back onto e.s.a at my normal rate, with back money.

i was overjoyed until the next day, when i recieved a esa50 form again.

so, i am having to do all this again.

[lee100]

hi everyone, my name is roy and although i have followed this site for a while, i have now decided to join and share a bit of my story with atos.

i've been on e.s.a for two years now, through depression and anxiety but i am also an alcoholic.

i have been doing the esa50 forms and medical every six months, with my last one being on october 24 2011.

i failed this medical, getting only six points for starting and finishing tasks, so with the help from the local disability society, i lodged an appeal.

on january 10th 2012 i got a letter saying that the decision had been overturned and i would go back onto e.s.a at my normal rate, with back money.

i was overjoyed until the next day, when i recieved a esa50 form again.

so, i am having to do all this again.

 

Hiya Roy,

 

Good to 'meet' you.

 

Sorry to read that you've been going through it.

 

I'm a recovering alcoholic too, and have been on e s a for this as well as social anxiety and depression.

 

Great news that you won your appeal. My second one is coming up possibly early - March (no date fixed yet), and I'm dreading it.

 

Sorry to read that your ESA50 form came the day after winning your appeal.

 

Did you go a Hearing, or did they overturn it via post?

[wizz]

this is unbelievable.

i went for the atos medical on 24/10/11 and failed with six points for starting and finishing tasks.

i put in for an appeal, which was granted before going to tribunal on the 10/1/12.

the next day i recieved a esa50 to fill in again.

i sent this back on 8/2/12.

on the 2/3/12 i got my date for a new atos medical, to be held on the 19/3/12.

on the 3/3/12 i got a letter telling me that i will soon be sent a esa50 to fill in.

i am now going to be filling in my second esa50 before i have even got to the medical.

so in 3 months, i have appealed, won the appeal, filled in a esa50, got a medical date and finally have been told another esa50 is on the way.

i now think this is bordering on harrasment or victimisation but what can i do about it.

[wizz]

thanks for any advice?

i have now phoned atos asking for a recorded medical, i dont know if will help but i dont know what else i can do.

i feel like i am shouting in the wind?

any advice would be appreciated

Edited March 6, 2012 by wizz

[Life-Goes-On]

I'd be tempted to get my MP involved.

[wizz]

i have requested to have my medical recorded but have been reading up on it and have found out that there will be a cost, that will have to be paid by me.

does anyone know what the cost will be?

thanks

[huggys boss]

Not sure on the cost, but when my husband is called in for his, I will be with him and recording it myself.

[wizz]

update. i was all ready to go to the medical but three hours before my appointment, i got a phone call to tell me it had been cancelled.

no explanations, no apologies, nothing.

this is really getting me down.

[wizz]

my medical was arranged for the 19 march at 2.30pm.

at 11.00am on the 19 march i received a phone call to tell me my medical was going to be cancelled and it would be rescheduled.

i received a letter a few days later with a rescheduled date of 12 april 11.00am.

on the 11 april at 3.00pm i received a phone call telling me that my medical would have to be cancelled again due to not being able to get the recording equipment, i had previously requested.

on april 26, i phoned a.t.o.s asking why i had not been sent a new date for my medical and was told that i had failed to attend the medical on april 12.

i tried to explain that the medical had been cancelled on april 11 but they said that there was no record of a phone call telling me of the cancellation.

so now my claim is being suspended, pending an appeal.

[osdset]

my medical was arranged for the 19 march at 2.30pm.

at 11.00am on the 19 march i received a phone call to tell me my medical was going to be cancelled and it would be rescheduled.

i received a letter a few days later with a rescheduled date of 12 april 11.00am.

on the 11 april at 3.00pm i received a phone call telling me that my medical would have to be cancelled again due to not being able to get the recording equipment, i had previously requested.

on april 26, i phoned a.t.o.s asking why i had not been sent a new date for my medical and was told that i had failed to attend the medical on april 12.

i tried to explain that the medical had been cancelled on april 11 but they said that there was no record of a phone call telling me of the cancellation.

so now my claim is being suspended, pending an appeal.

Dirty, slimy, bas**rds! (I don't normally resort to inappropriate wording on posts but this has got me mad) If only you had recorded the call, I would lay odds that this is one of many tactics ATOS will now use to avoid recording assessments.

[ims21]

Hi

 

I have merged your four threads on this issue to this one thread and changed the title slightly.

 

Please just keep to this one thread for your ESA issue