Been turned down for DLA

munchy_2

uolypool wrote: »

Good luck & I hope they sort it out for you. It is rubbish when you know you are a genuine claimant & the last thing anyone needs is the extra stress of trying to sort out what should be straightforward.

This is pretty much what I have said to someone on this forum via private mail.It is the genuine ones that have it spoilt by the scroungers and that is not a word that I really like describing people as .[/QUOTE]

you are very much right in saying that my friend i have consultant reports doctors reports about my condition i had my decision back today and was refused now i no people who recieve d.l.a and they told me put this and put that but i thought to myself i don't need to cus the evidence is all there i'm even having an operation some time this year now those people must be lying threw thier teeth but they seem to get it so SCROUNGERS is a word that i would use and they do spoil it for the genuine people it's a very bad situation that needs looking at again?

hvd201

I am in pretty much the same situation as the OP.
I have been refused DLA and my appeal was declined despite a second letter from my GP stating everything that is wrong, how much it affects me, and how she feels I am eligible for it. In the letter the GP wrote she used the points which the DLA people had said were the reasons for declining my application and approached them one by one disagreeing with them and explaining how i was affected. This letter was sent with my appeal and I was still declined.
She is a great GP, she was the one who said I should apply as she sees how much I am affected by my condition and cannot care for myself, I can't even make a meal or sometimes stand long enough for a shower...anything that my peers (I'm 24) can do I pretty much cannot, but that's not me dwelling on it, that's me explaining as I cannot understand why I have been declined the DLA. Previously I have been on higher mobility and medium care - and now nothing. I live outside a village and cannot drive (I have a licence and access to a car but it's not safe for me to drive), I have no access to the outside world unless my mother drives me. I cannot get up and down the stairs without help, I am normally only awake 6 hours a day, the list goes on.
My mother is going to make a visit to the local MP and has already spoken to the CAB (such a nice girl helped - we've never contacted them before and can't believe how mice and helpful they were).
I'm going to fight this (with the help of my parents who have to care for me) and hope the MP can help sort out this mess which is very stressful and just something I really don't need right now, I have enough things to deal with already!

formaldehyde_perfume

hvd201 wrote: »

I live outside a village and cannot drive (I have a licence and access to a car but it's not safe for me to drive), I have no access to the outside world unless my mother drives me.

Have you thought about a mobility scooter? They are pretty expensive but mine has given me so much independence. I can now go to appointments without my mum driving me, go in to the local town centre on my own (over a mile away with no bus), library, go to the shop for some milk if we run out, go to the local pet shop with my dog etc etc Mine is one which comes apart so I can even go on days out shopping and things. It makes me feel my age (22) rather than like a child :j

pipkin71

#41: "Be warned never ever fill out the form yourself"

There is no reason why someone cannot fill out the forms themselves.

The decision makers do allow for both good and bad days on the form and someone should never just fill out the form describing their 'bad days' only.

Your comment can scare people into thinking they must get someone else to do the form for them, when that is not the case at all.

TOBRUK

I agree pipkin71, I fill in the form on my own. When I first applied I had help from CAB and was turned down, I went to tribunal (without anyone from CAB) and won. Ever since I have filled it out myself and it usually takes me a good week or so to do, taking my time and just doing a few questions a day. I make sure that I give a full and honest account - giving many examples based on bad days and good days. A good day doesn't necessarily mean that you are 'well' or able to do much - it can mean that you not in so much pain, or that you have managed to have a shower!

It is totally manageable to fill it in yourself and because it is around 40 pages it can easily seem overwhelming and daunting. The best way is to do a little at a time. When I read posts where someone states that they have filled it in within an hour or so it does make me wonder whether they have rushed it and not given enough information.

Whenever the time comes and I have to re-apply, yes, when it arrives I do initially feel rather overwhelmed with it.

hvd201

formaldehyde_perfume wrote: »

Have you thought about a mobility scooter? They are pretty expensive but mine has given me so much independence. I can now go to appointments without my mum driving me, go in to the local town centre on my own (over a mile away with no bus), library, go to the shop for some milk if we run out, go to the local pet shop with my dog etc etc Mine is one which comes apart so I can even go on days out shopping and things. It makes me feel my age (22) rather than like a child :j

That is just such a wonderful idea, my grandfather used to have two and my brother and I used to race them!
The only thing is that I live about a mile from the village (just a newsagent, doctors surgery and chinese takeaway!) and about 7 miles from the nearest town otherwise I would deffo be getting one.
That is a great suggestion, we are thinking of moving house (so I'm less isolated and closer to town an civilisation! Also my father lost his job so we need to downsize) and will be in the back of my mind if we are close enough to town.
Thanks again.