DLA turned down - don't understand why?!

serenity79

Do you know anyone who has a printer? You could save your file onto a USB stick or similar and have someone else print it out for you.

I did out a brief diary as well although when it came to it I didn't actually send it away with my claim pack but I found it really useful when filling in the form, for getting accurate times for doing things etc.

Indie_Kid

Your local library should have printing facilities.

ash4becks

sh1305 wrote: »

Your local library should have printing facilities.

thats if i find the book i lent well over a year lost in house move i think , think i will email it to myself and then see if mates can print for me they will never be able to read my writing otherwise

rosysparkle

Library or Staples store will let you print stuff from a USB drive.

jennie-jack

i also added a diary for my sons dla claim, it was the easiest way of showing just what we did over a week. i did it how rosy did, had a word doc open and everylittle thing we did we wrote it down. im sure over a week you will have good days and bad days, if not then you wouldnt get higher rate anyway.

TheBottomLine_2

The practical side of filling in the DLA claim form was not a problem for me, I just used my magnifier. The emotional side was quite a different matter. Being faced with all the things that are wrong with me in one lump and having to write down all the things I cannot do was very upsetting. I don't mind telling you that as a grown man I cried and I was very down for a couple of days after, even thinking there was no hope for me.

If I was turned down after that, the thought of appeals and tribunals might persuade me not to bother.

Mojisola

TheBottomLine wrote: »

The practical side of filling in the DLA claim form was not a problem for me, I just used my magnifier. The emotional side was quite a different matter. Being faced with all the things that are wrong with me in one lump and having to write down all the things I cannot do was very upsetting. I don't mind telling you that as a grown man I cried and I was very down for a couple of days after, even thinking there was no hope for me.

If I was turned down after that, the thought of appeals and tribunals might persuade me not to bother.

This is often the case. Most people with disabilities or long-term illnesses do approach life quite positively and focus on what they can do. Filling in the claim forms makes you look at how your life is affected by your problems and you have to face the facts of your incapacity. It can be a very sobering and upsetting experience.

One of my sons applied for DLA when he was very ill with ME. The experience was exhausting and emotionally upsetting. When he was turned down, he couldn't face the effort of appealing which he knew would make him even more ill than he was.

I find it hard when I see reports about people being refused benefits and x% of them don't appeal so they obviously weren't entitled to them. Many of those who don't appeal are just too ill to go through the process.

ash4becks

Prinzessilein wrote: »

A spell check doesn't help someone with severe dyslexia....how do they know which of the options is the correct spelling? And it is really disheartening to sit there and see all these words that don't make sense and to admit to yourself that you have no idea which to use.....and if the word you type is really poorly spelled, then none of the options given may be correct.

And as for getting someone to proofread for you. That works reasonably well for letters et.c But is really difficult when sitting at the computer. Especially if you live alone!

thankyou what you have wrote is so true,

abbrations i have used are Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and hms which is Hypermobility Syndrome

if you cant understand what i post ignore it i already no iam dyslexic i dont need you to repeat that fact to me viktory i find it offensive because i cant help it i have a disablity that otherwise wouldnt be apparent if i was to say meet you in person, and if you had a disablity wouldnt i be considered to be arrogant if i was to point that out to you !!!

shays_mum

Hi CB didn't want to read & run, its spooky how similar our cases are, am still awaiting my dla response though , i really think you should go to your local dial they are really helpful, with their help i just got my blue-badge. I think you should go for a re-appeal but these organisations are on your side, hang in there hun (literally!! x

millym

I can understand where this myth has come from, as I was advised by the DWP themselves, many years ago, to fill the form in based on my worst day. However, since even my best days (in retrospect) would have entitled me to DLA, I suspect that this is advice that they once gave out to people who obviously had complex needs, to make sure they received an award, and has since resulted in people less severely affected receiving DLA.

Op. don't be disheartened, as many people are refused any DLA, first time round, and at renewal. It happened to me, just months ago, and I had it reinstated at reconsideration. You must set an appeal in motion, as it seems to be policy at the moment to refuse it. Send in as much evidence as possible, along with your GL24. Good luck!