Will I lose my Disability Living Allowance?

andyandflo

djtrev wrote: »

ok i have just been told over the last 3 years i have Rheumatoid Arthritis every where in my body and i cant bend my fingers and hands as there gone, my toes are bent under and across each other, im in pain 24 7 cos of this, i have also Parkinson's disease and bronchus i have got a Hypodermic Needle stuck in my ankul t...hat as been there from when i was 6 mths old i have always been in pain with that i have add operation to get that out but its taking my leg off to get rid of it, i was told back in 1975 i will have to live with it and even now i cant walk with it too far without pain but i still went to work, but i cant work now, and it was 2 years ago i was told i cant work again when i add new medical check and all this as made me have Depression and anxiety attacks, do i have to do this again and im i classed as a scrounger :mad:

No, on what you have said, I wouldn't say that you are.

However, the government have to find out who are the scroungers don't they? How do you think that will happen? Do scroungers wear fluffy pink hats to indentify themselves? NO they seem and appear like you and I.
So, by testing everyone they will find those that are. Do that often enough and it will send out a message that they are likely to get caught out.
It's just something you will have to put up with to clear your name!!

snoopy89

if the goverment went trough medical records first they would soon find out who the cheats where. and it would save a ton of cash.:)

djtrev

i have just add my test last year, it just looks like more people looking for work, and a lot of money to find them that dont need it, i think it will be better for them to look at medical records and send others to there doctors for letters to say, but no its just more pain for them thats true, as i have just got mine and got it sorted out, it made me think that the money im getting that im spending on things i need to get out and about and to make it better for me in the home is going to stop, and that scarded me, so how many others as it like me, i understand about getting them that dont need it but i think they can do it in a bettter way, but is that just me

pineapple

I suffer from dizziness, concentration and memory problems. Undergoing adrenal and thyroid tests at the mo. I can only get by at work with a lot of stress and effort, including taking work home. I've looked at whether I would qualify for any help, so terrible do I feel at times. But I am not holding my breath. An assessment could catch me on a 'good day'. And probably somewhere, there is a mindless, sitting down occupation just for me!
That said, medical tests are only right. We've all seen the videos of people tripping the light fantastic while claiming they are unable to move.
Unfortunately, those of us in a 'grey area' - without an obvious disability - will suffer for these frauds. And I do believe there are many.
Our benefits system generally needs an overhaul.

Indie_Kid

snoopy89 wrote: »

if the goverment went trough medical records first they would soon find out who the cheats where. and it would save a ton of cash.:)

This means nothing - I have gaps in my medicals. From the age of 11 - 18, I never saw anyone about my eyes. I was discharged because there's nothing they can do - all I had from then until the last few years was a yearly eye test at Specsavers. I only went back to see someone because I wanted to know if I could drive and have only gone back this year because I was having other problems. (I have torticollis due to all this)

My brother hasn't seen anyone since his Aspergers diagnosis - there is nothing that can be done to help him.

Does this mean we're lying? No it doesn't.

sunnyone

snoopy89 wrote: »

Lifetime awards are now "indefinite awards". i was on a life time award, but when my dla was put up i then was informed my award was for 3 years????. how can u get a life time award since i was 23 now i am 54 and in worse health then it gets cut to 3 years. bloody nuts. i dont know if i should complain or stop worring.? but which ever way at least it helps a lot and i am happy that i have it. better than a slap in the face with a wet kipper.;)

DLA started in 1992, it hasnt been going in its current form for 31 years.

When an award is changed its often time limited to see if the changes are perminant, if your the same in three years another indefinate award is often granted.

I have no problem with an assessment, my mobility is safe because I cant even stand, let alone walk and thats well documented and substansiated, even by the NHS manual and powerchair that the assessor can see, my care is safe because I need 24 hour care and thats well documented over the last twenty years too and I have a huge file of every consultation that I have with my many consultants covering that time but broken down into years so that I can pin point everything that i need easily.

Ths DWP have only themselves to blame for the huge leap in DLA awards, it got lazy and didnt interpret the rules correctly and now its trying to back peddle but after a decade or more on DLA the people wrongly given it arnt going to just let it go quietly, they believe that they are entitled to it and they will fight tooth and nail to keep it and the benefits that go with it.

anotherdayanotherworry

Hi was reading messages about medicals and would love to say nothing to worry about but my husband has just had a medical for ESA, he was in the support group, he is also recieving DLA high mobility and middle rate care. Atos doc stated in report that he will be fit to return to work within 12 months!!!!! I am shocked as consultant has told us that this will not get better but will get worse. Doc mention letter from his consultant saying he has hypertension and thickened heart muscle! in fact letter said severe hypertension and severe thickening of heart muscle which makes him severly breathless and unable to work! what the doc said in the report didnt actually match what happened at medical, doc said he sat for 30 mins, we were only with doc for 30 mins 8 minutes of that was physical examination. Doc put wrong blood pressure in report saying it was lower than it was. doc said blood pressure was taken when he was standing and again when he was sitting again this was wrong, doc took blood pressure when he was laying on couch!!! I could go on but enough of my rant!!!

Eeyores_friend

I am 61 and have had DLA since suffering from post traumatic stress in 1996 and it quoted that it was for life. I had to attend a medical assessment in 2007 and took a friend along with me as it was not at home so she drove and came in with me. It was not quite as scary as I had anticipated but there were a lot of questions and he asked me to do a couple of things as he just sat typing on his computer and not appearing to listen, but after about half hour I left and a few weeks later I had a letter to confirm that I I would still get my DLA and would have another assessment in 2011.

tomitma

pwales wrote: »

so are all dla assesments done in your own home then ?
ive never had one?

No not all assessments are done in your home, although I have had three reassessments and these have been done by an ATOS doctor in my own home, it really depends on the disability that you are claiming for, if you can walk, it will be done in an ATOS centre, a friend, had a medical in the tribunal office, it is different in each area.

black_paw

my industrial injury's award was turned down after having it for years as.. not been to pain clinic for 3 years ! but if they read the hospital pain clinic report top manager it said i had exhausted all there means , there was no more they could do for me ..and discharged me ..doctor said same thing ..so thats why not been..i do ask at doc appointments if any thing new for me ...no....so appeal i do and not till feb as back lot to do !