No ESA because of War Pension?

suelees1

JustSomeGeek wrote: »

I did see a disability advisor at the DHSS a couple of years ago until they made it impossible for disabled users to get access to the building. :-/

You should have had them under the Disability Discrimination Act if that was the case. It's not something I deal with so I'm not sure if you'd still have a case.

JustSomeGeek

suelees1 wrote: »

You should have had them under the Disability Discrimination Act if that was the case. It's not something I deal with so I'm not sure if you'd still have a case.

Technically the access was there but it was a barrier control system with the other end of the button in England and nobody ever seemed to monitor and open the gate so i could never get in to reach the disabled parking. It used to be controlled directly by the security staff in the building.

I think that the barrier has now gone. Whether it had something to do with me abandoning the car in front of it and using my chair to get to the building last time i visited, i don't know. They seemed to be more annoyed about me blocking their access rather than themselves blocking mine.

JustSomeGeek

maidincornwall wrote: »

Unfortunately they have just reduced the umber of staff at the Vererans and Personel agency and now many of them work from home too so it means you cant get hold of the directly any more, its just a never ending nightmare of trying to get what my husband is entitled to, he never goes off the property alone so that makes appointments hard too, I'm just a bit fed up with it all at the moment, he has served his country in 4 wars, rescued a fellow soldier from a minefield (this is one of the situations that re-occur in his nightmares) seen colleagues and children die in front of him and yet no one seems to care enough to ensure he and his have enough money to live on let alone for him to have any quality of life......

Are you in touch with folks from the NGVFA ?

There are a lot of families in a similar situation. It doesn't seem worth it to get a War Pension a lot of the time. It appears that the worse state you are in when you leave the forces, the more you are penalised by the system. :-/

maidincornwall

Who are the NGVFA? I dont think we have been in touch with them yet, although there are so many agencies I have lost track of some of them! Thanks

maidincornwall

Ah just googled them, he didnt serve in the Gulf wars, NI, Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan so they dont apply to us, but thanks for the info

JustSomeGeek

maidincornwall wrote: »

Ah just googled them, he didnt serve in the Gulf wars, NI, Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan so they dont apply to us, but thanks for the info

Sure you can give them a call/join. They were set up after Gulf 1, hence the name. They are a very friendly bunch of mostly ladies in the office who would be glad to listen to you.

From the About Us page:

"The NGVFA is an independent registered charity supporting those affected by Gulf War 1 and Gulf War 2 (Iraq), the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, and all future desert conflicts.
Those affected who are supported by the NGVFA include:

• Veterans (whether ill or not)
• Service personnel who were vaccinated but were non-deployed
• Armed forces personnel who are still serving
• Family members
• Widows / widowers
• Civilians contracted to the armed forces"

maidincornwall

Thanks very much JSG Ive Emailed them, we didnt realise that Afghanistan veterans were included although this does make sense as it is a desert conflict, thankyou so much for your help MIC

JustSomeGeek

maidincornwall wrote: »

Thanks very much JSG Ive Emailed them, we didnt realise that Afghanistan veterans were included although this does make sense as it is a desert conflict, thankyou so much for your help MIC

You're welcome. I hope you get some much needed ear-time and maybe get in touch with some more local people through it. :-)