Esa tribunal coming up

Skotten

Awaiting the final date for this hearing and looking for advice. Does anyone know of any charities or organisations that would send a representitive for an HM armed froces veteran living overseas? Had i been living in the uk i would of had about 15 lawyers ready to help but none if i live overseas. Also i have a lot of medical papers in norwegian and just now been informed i have 28 days to have them translated at my own cost or they will not be used. Middle of summer holidays, minimum time normally is two months, and that is for the Ministry of Defence translating similar docs, and at £100 a page, how do they expect someone on benefits to be able to pay that sort of fee. I already have to pay flights with no renumeration. Also on the day of the hearing should i dress casual, or a blazer/sports jacket so i can wear my medals? GSM northern Ireland clasp and n. Iraq s. Turkey clasp (operation safe haven), Gulf War, UNPROFOR (yugoslavia), NATO former yugoslavia, veterans golden and diamond jubillee, saudi liberation of kuwait, kuwati liberation medal. Or would it make no difference to these people? I have also been in receipt of a permanent disability pension since 1996 at a level of 50% in Norway now increased to 100% after trying to work part time and making my health conplaints worse, yet DWP think i should be working fulltime. Though i did find in my SAR a document they neglected to send to the tribunal stating ATOS removed 9 points from the medical proffesionals report to push my score below 15, so i am reasonalbly confident if the hearing is held by anyone even remotely just i shouldnt have a problem, but if not can i adjourn the hearing myself and demand another with different people? Any help greatly appreciated.

Indie_Kid

There;s no point in dressing smart. They want to see how you normally are.

tomtontom

Have you contacted the RBL? They may be able to provide someone for support.

skintmacflint

If the tribunal decision doesn't go in your favour you can't ask for another panel to look at it because you don't like or agree with the decision. Unless on a point of law .

If the evidence you need translated merely confirms your diagnosis but not your capability, it probably isn't isn't worth having it translated. You being there and able to describe how your condition affects you is worth more than a 100 sheets of medical diagnosis papers.

Don't think they question diagnosis as such, it's whether your condition fits a set of legal descriptors as can be found in the ESA Assessor's handbook. Which are mainly related to functional ability despite your condition. Eg 2 people could have MS, one May be capable of doing some work, the other might not as everyone is an individual.

jdaraf

If you are on Facebook and give me your contact I will send you my email.


I have been a specialist Benefit Adviser with the CAB and privately for the last twenty years after coming out of the Forces.


I can give you some good advice once I have obtained more detail from some of your comments.


I do not want to put my email I an open forum and neither should you so suggest FB is the way forward. My FB PM will refer to my post.




Awaiting the final date for this hearing and looking for advice. Does anyone know of any charities or organisations that would send a representitive for an HM armed froces veteran living overseas? Had i been living in the uk i would of had about 15 lawyers ready to help but none if i live overseas. Also i have a lot of medical papers in norwegian and just now been informed i have 28 days to have them translated at my own cost or they will not be used. Middle of summer holidays, minimum time normally is two months, and that is for the Ministry of Defence translating similar docs, and at £100 a page, how do they expect someone on benefits to be able to pay that sort of fee. I already have to pay flights with no renumeration. Also on the day of the hearing should i dress casual, or a blazer/sports jacket so i can wear my medals? GSM northern Ireland clasp and n. Iraq s. Turkey clasp (operation safe haven), Gulf War, UNPROFOR (yugoslavia), NATO former yugoslavia, veterans golden and diamond jubillee, saudi liberation of kuwait, kuwati liberation medal. Or would it make no difference to these people? I have also been in receipt of a permanent disability pension since 1996 at a level of 50% in Norway now increased to 100% after trying to work part time and making my health conplaints worse, yet DWP think i should be working fulltime. Though i did find in my SAR a document they neglected to send to the tribunal stating ATOS removed 9 points from the medical proffesionals report to push my score below 15, so i am reasonalbly confident if the hearing is held by anyone even remotely just i shouldnt have a problem, but if not can i adjourn the hearing myself and demand another with different people? Any help greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]

tomtontom

Please be careful with regard to offers of private help from non verified sources.

jdaraf

Understand your concern TomTon but when I get his contact details I can put his mind at rest on my 25 years experience with tribunals the last few years specialising in ESA. I am also ex Forces so will always help a fellow veteran. Only reason I do not put my details in a forum is I would be overrun with requests for help.

Indie_Kid

I don't think it's appropriate to ask for his contact details. Why can't you post anything you may use to help the OP with on here?