DLA help for osteoarthritis?

sunnyone

clemmatis wrote: »

Balls.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoarthritis

wiki is balls, anyone can add their own views to it.

Osteoarthritis is as normal a part of ageing as wrinkles are, any problems occur when it is found in younger patients like me where it was discovered when I was a teenage.

LunaLady

Anny wrote: »

tiddlertot is a well known troll initially called Andy and since called many names - tiddlertot being the latest one. This person changes ID, gender, age, circumstances with each new ID and sometimes even changes them within one ID, not a very good memory and you need one of those to be a good liar.

He, she, it - is consistent with inaccurate, useless and inflammatory advice and is usually ignored with the general advice being 'do not feed the troll'.

You will no doubt witness the idiot changing IDs when he/she/it is outed time after time - he/she/it did not get far this time and was outed this time a few days ago. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

He also 'knows' someone for every possible scenario. Every thread that he posts on he trots out some anecdote.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

LunaLady wrote: »

He also 'knows' someone for every possible scenario. Every thread that he posts on he trots out some anecdote.

it andy all over.

im just waiting for him her it to change gender to suit his her its needs, and become 21, 32, and 67.

Thanks, I enjoyed it to be honest. Mind you, I lost 1/3 of my teeth, broke nearly ever bone possible, have scars on both legs as well as on my face.

then

But it does seem strange that I can still work and make good decisions despite having a 'brain injury'!

tiddlertot wrote: »

To be honest, unless you are over 65, you will be assessed for PIP next September. Given your view on how that assessment will work out I would be keeping everything crossed until then and not 'rocking the boat' in the meantime. You could very well find that if you asked for a review of your DLA, they may well remove some or all of the current award.



Given their current attitude, anything is possible.



Are you going to apply for PIP? If so, I would seriously be getting your evidence together from now on.



I get HRM & MRC and given the PIP descriptors I will lose both and come away with nothing! Hence, for me, I don't intend putting myself through the agony of trying to claim for it.

but says

Sorry?
Like I have said i have never claimed any benefits.

the lies, scenarioss and the like just flow from ANDY!

Errata

OP - if the only problem is that she can no longer paint, that isn't a sufficient reason for being awarded DLA. Have you looked at the eligibility criteria on the website?
https://www.gov.uk/dla-disability-living-allowance-benefit/eligibility

clemmatis

sunnyone wrote: »

wiki is balls, anyone can add their own views to it.

So, tell us what top medical authority told you that

sunnyone wrote: »

Every single person of 57 has osteoarthritis, its completely normal as it is just wear and tear on the joints and it will get worse year on year and it will affect all joints, all perfectly normal and expected as we age.

Perhaps it was nih.gov?

But they say

OA is not an inevitable consequence of growing old

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20129196

MerckManuals?

OA, the most common joint disorder, often becomes symptomatic in the 40s and 50s and is nearly universal (although not always symptomatic) by age 80

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/musculoskeletal_and_connective_tissue_disorders/joint_disorders/osteoarthritis_oa.html?qt=&sc=&alt=

I'll stick to a wikipedia article referencing fiftythree articles/books, you stick to your, how do I put it? opinions.

merlin68

Funny i have had osteoarthiritis since i was 16 and get low rate mobility and care. If she cant cook a main meal then low rate care seems to be automatic.

Muttleythefrog

As above... check the DLA criteria... the diagnosis itself is only useful in explaining the problems that could lead to DLA award. And agree with HB58 advice above... ESA may be a possibility if she is to be signed off sick.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

merlin68 wrote: »

Funny i have had osteoarthiritis since i was 16 and get low rate mobility and care. If she cant cook a main meal then low rate care seems to be automatic.

not in all cases where case law exists (by case law i mean previous land mark rulings at tribunal that sets the standard in a certain diagnosis)

i.e Asthma, the case law there says eventhough asthma can be triggered by steam and smells, most houses have ventilations fans on the walls, a window, so this was struck out by tribunal and the ruling has stuck as a presedent that the DWP will use if ever you challenged that.

athritis: you may have it in the knees and lower back being unable to stand for long periods, case law ruled that a stool could be used to sit on and then move off periodically to enable the person to cook.

the consensus is that if your in danger of harming yourself or others whilst attempting to cook you may get low rate care, or mentally impaired such that you cannot cook a main meal.

using a microwave for ready meals are excluded from this criteria, as this is prepared already only requires nuking in the ding, and case law says thatit has to be ingredients to prepare and cook a meal.

so its not as straight forward as it may seem.

valk_scot

Errata wrote: »

OP - if the only problem is that she can no longer paint, that isn't a sufficient reason for being awarded DLA.

I think this is it in a nutshell. She may have lost the fine motor control necessary to pursue her chosen career but if she could manage other employment or can take care of her own personal and domestic needs she's not disabled in the eyes of the folk that make these decisions.

I've got osteoarthritis in my spine plus other back problems and couldn't do any job that involved standing for periods of time or lifting anything remotely heavy. But I could do many other jobs and I can do housework, drive, get dressed etc so I wouldn't in any way qualify for DLA.

Muttleythefrog

valk_scot wrote: »

I think this is it in a nutshell. She may have lost the fine motor control necessary to pursue her chosen career but if she could manage other employment or can take care of her own personal and domestic needs she's not disabled in the eyes of the folk that make these decisions.

I've got osteoarthritis in my spine plus other back problems and couldn't do any job that involved standing for periods of time or lifting anything remotely heavy. But I could do many other jobs and I can do housework, drive, get dressed etc so I wouldn't in any way qualify for DLA.

It's important to note that for ESA the issue of being able to do some jobs is completely irrelevant. If for example one was to be found unable to move between one seated position and another seated position located next to one another without receiving physical assistance from another person then one passes the WCA. Not suggesting that's the case for anyone here.. but it's an example to highlight the point that while many jobs wouldn't require someone move between sitting positions (and therefore the disability would not prevent working) they'd still qualify for ESA.