Tribunal say not entitled to ESA but circumstances have since changed

JayWoff88

mynameistallulah wrote: »

I can only talk from personal experience, and long term benefits are not the answer. If you need help with looking for work, you can ask the Jobcentre to refer you to people that can help - they have special schemes for people that are not "job ready".

A GP has to be overly cautious, however you are the only one that can decide what is best for you. As I said in my original post you can reapply for ESA, but do you realistically think you will get past the medical?

No idea, probably not just like many other people with the same problems.. i personally felt the medical was a pathetic thing to attend.. i was not tested and checked out properly when i attended mine and when i received my score through the post where i scored no points.. the things my examiner had written down.. most of it was stuff i didnt even tell him.. quite the opposite!

All i wanted to know is, is it worth phoning up to make a new claim or will they say no, or should i look to sign on to JSA where i feel a could miss sign on days etc.. as i do not know how i will feel when i wake up on a morning like i said i have my good days and my bad days where i can feel really low without explanation. Or should i go against my GPs wishes and TRY to get back into work.

JayWoff88

rogerblack wrote: »

A couple of issues.
Firstly - if you had got the form, and completed it - and the tribunal had said that you were entitled to a group - that decision would only run till the new form is processed, so if the tribunal had gone the other way (attending makes it _MUCH_ more likely that it would) this may have been to your benefit.

The tribunal only considers you as you were at the time of the original decision - it cannot consider later matters.

Assuming that your medical was more than 6 months ago, you can reapply for ESA.

I would suggest that you reapply for ESA (if you do not feel you can realistically work).
You can attempt to get this backdated to 3 weeks ago, as you were misadvised that you could not report a change in condition.

My medical was 17th November.

bored_at_home

none of us can tell you whether to try and get back into work or reapply.wev never met you. it has to be you who decides.

i dont understand why you didnt go to your tribunial tho, especially as you say your back is much better. seems a little strange not to turn up and state your case.

i have suffered with depression for 5 years now. getting up in the morning with a goal for the day is your starting point to feeling better however small that goal is.