DLA & AA Decision makers medical guidance

Blakespops

I have just come across this site and feel would be of great help to people making a claim:

This medical guidance for Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance Decision Makers has been developed by the Departments Health and Benefits Division with help from experts involved in patient care. It contains background information on the more common medical conditions in DLA/AA claims, their treatment, the likely disabling effects together with the likely impact on ability to self care and get around. At present the guidance does not cover children.
The new guidance replaces sections in the Disability Handbook which will eventually be withdrawn when the new guidance covers all conditions presently in the DHB.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/a-z.asp#a

click here and open the illness you have and gives you a decision makers view on what they look at and how little they think of the illness.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/disability_handbook.asp

Blakespops

Having read this almost made me cry laughing, http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/dlahandbook-pdfs/ch7.pdf

would love to know who they measured the leavel of back pain against, says can not walk for couple of weeks but do not need help. beggers belief

Blakespops

further to this I have now found the decision makers guide lines and rules. this is further to the medical one already posted and gives examples and full explinations on who and what can be claimed. warning though it is 118 pages long so grab a coffee first.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/dwp/dmg/pdf/ch61.pdf