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Hi folks,

 

My mother has been signed off work since Feb.

 

Something is wrong with her ankle and the docs cannot determine the cause. Has had tests and physiotherapy who are now stopped treating her as they feel they may be causing more damage than good. And now waiting on a MRI scan. Has to keep foot elevated at all times, can no longer drive, uses a stick to walk about indoors and to get to car and back, cannot walk for more then 10 meters or it becomes unbearable. Cannot stand in on place etc.

 

Also she has been hospitalized twice in the last 3 months due to her COPD as could not keep her oxygen levels up - found her passed out twice but very lucky did not do any physical harm so now we make sure someone is around as much as possible.

 

Applied for DLA - refused and applied for them to look at her claim again as COPD became worse.

 

They are up holding their original decision.

 

I just don't understand how she cannot qualify for it, I can get the letter and the reasons for it if needed.

 

Should we appeal?

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Thanks for replying Nys,

 

Sorry, what exactly do you mean medical evidence?

 

Her doctor and the nurse she sees every week, provided supporting letters.

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DLA has absolutely nothing to do with medical or physical conditions, but to do with the care she needs with regard to her nutrition and hygiene, and what help she needs wrt her mobility. Who helps her currently and what do they do for her? That's what is important, they only look at the cause of the need for help to verify and confirm the need, the conditions alone will not suffice. I think you could do with advice as to how to fill the forms in, what needs to be said and how it should be said. Hopefully the CAB will help you with this.

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ah right i may have focused more on her condition rather than what she actually needs help with.

 

My father does everything like cooking and cleaning and getting her up and about, they have been getting info together for a stair lift and quotes incase this is permanent.

 

I will try CAB.

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Yes, for the forms you'd need to say why/how she struggles or is inable to cook/prepare a meal/wash & dress herself. Say how other people help her with this, how many times a day they help her and for how long. That's the kind of thing that is needed for the DLA forms.

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Thanks - she can't stand in one place so can't stand at cooker etc and i think i have failed to pro tray this as i have put yes she can cook :madgrin: thinksing she can but not at the moment.

 

Cab - none can help for at least 3 weeks :???:

 

Right am goona have to read about,

 

any advice of previous threads that anyone can think of that can help me construct an appeal?

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Hi Ida, haven't seen you for a little while. To my mind, the problem with COPD is that it is a catch-all phrase that covers a multitude of sins. There are also differing degrees. Many people with mild COPD have no real problems and can work ok. But this can colour peoples judgement and it isn't always taken seriously. I found life far easier when I narrowed down what was wrong with my lungs. So now, rather than say 'COPD' I say that I have Severe Chronic Bronchitis Stage 3. Most people can associate with that and understand how bad the condition is. Especially when you explain that there are only three stages and the third one is the one you'd want to avoid. Ooops.

It does have a huge knock-on effect to my life and when I filled in the DLA form I did so from that point of view. I was awarded indefinate Higher Rate Mobility and Middle Rate Care at the first time of asking. They did ask my GP for a report which, not surprisingly, supported what I had said.

Perhaps your Mum needs to nail down exactly what is wrong and also use her spirometry test results to support her claim. I took the time to learn about what the reuslts mean and explained them when I submitted them as medical evidence.

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Ida, unfortunately I have seen people fail at Tribunal because their evidence contradicts what they put on their application form, it is a bumma that you've written she can cook tbh. You will just have to try and explain what you meant by that and why you didn't put she can't cook etc.

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Can I suggest you contact your local DIAL office and ask them for help in completing the form. I ws referred to them by my local Jobcentre a few years ago.

 

That's if they aren't already snowed under with similar cases for ESA or DLA.

 

My local DIAL told me that I could not be seen for at least 3 months.

 

In common with most areas now in Britain of Welfare Rights workers being given the push by the council, and the long wait for help from the CAB or DIAL as well as AgeUK, I have come across a stunt that is seemingly springing up all over.

 

There are still Welfare Rights Officers that are employed by the councils in the Social Services Dept.

Unfortunately to get access to them you have to be in the Social Services system.

 

The way this [problem] is now operated is that if you apply for a Social Services assessment or if you are a 'carer', a Carers assessment, (anybody can apply for these, you don't need a GP referral). Once you get that assessment, you make one of the points as being that you don't know how to apply for a benefit, or are having problems getting a benefit. You will then be referred to the Welfare Rights dept (as you are now 'in the system') and get the best of help, quickly and at no cost to you.

 

Councils are just only waking up to this [problem] so they may in the future put a block on it.

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Medical evidence is supporting letters basically.

 

Cleaning isn't counted for DLA; but cooking is. For the cooking test, it's nothing to do with skill and is about cooking a meal from scratch. (so no microwave meals)

 

Yes supporting letters that have been issued by a doctor, psychiatrist or such like.

 

I had to laugh at the DWP a while ago when after failing an application. I telephoned them to discuss what went wrong, and what further information they could put to the DM when carrying out a reconsideration.

They suggested, quite seriously, that maybe there is someone who knows the claimant well enough and sees what her problems are on a day to day basis. Maybe they could write in with a supporting letter.

 

Do you mean me, her husband as I do all of the looking after? Yes she said, a letter like that from you could be of real help.

 

Errr so I'm the husband, I'm the one that looks after her, fine so far, but you are saying that you would believe me when I say that what my wife has claimed for on the claim form is correct? Seriously you wouldn't expect me to say any differeni - I would back her statements up to the hilt, especially if it meant a few more bob a week!

 

If you want to I'll get our daughters and son's in law to write the same as well!!

 

Don't you think that we are all a teenie bit biased and would swear black is white to back up my wife?

 

I never did get any reply - she just suggested that that suggestion may then not be appropriate - too damn right it wasn't

 

It's like giving an alcoholic the front door key to a brewery!

 

As from next April the cooking test has changed under PIP. Gone has that ridiculous situation with a move towards what happens in every day life!

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Just to update - I sent another claim in dec 2012 as now on oxygen 15 hours+ per day.

 

Just received letter now has higher component backdated to December,

 

thank you for all the advice.

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