Dla if you hae no offically diagnoses?

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Mrs_Ryan wrote: »

I kept getting told 'you have no formal diagnosis so therefore we consider you do not have this condition' however they kept on saying this after I sent them proof of the diagnosis

I keep getting that from the NHS, never mind the DWP, which is why I wondered if they need a doctors confirmation before they will grant a payment.

Now they've gone completely the other way though, when I was in hospital last August I spent the whole week trying to convince them that I haven't yet had my heart operation, when my records say that I have. "Well all that matters now is that you're having another operation....." :wall:

mamamoomin73

hi please does anyone have any advice? a year ago i fell,banged my head&got a brain injury.since then i have no sense of smell or taste wotsoever.i cannot smell anything including anything burning/gas/bleach/petrol etc.i also have no sense of taste apart from salt/toothpaste&chili! dr said this will now be permanent as not come back after a year,i also had extreme dysphasia and had speech therapy wicch has all now improved greatly although i still mix words up eg:told my son i had brought lemons for his lunch wen they were quite clearly bananas!ive also asked for a pack up for my mobile instead of a top up.i know what is what but it just comes out so can struggle in phone conversations and stutter so i dont look like a fool.ive relyd on my son every day as i dont know if anything cookin in the oven or food gone off etc.can i apply for PIP for this ? any advice wud be much appreciated thanks:)

Indie_Kid

Mrs_Ryan wrote: »

When I applied for PIP I kept getting told 'you have no formal diagnosis so therefore we consider you do not have this condition' however they kept on saying this after I sent them proof of the diagnosis and they said my consultant wasn't medically qualified to give a diagnosis! (I asked them who they needed to give a diagnosis then if a consultant surgeon in that field wasn't qualified. They declined to reply...)

This makes no sense at all. DWP / ATOS are there to decide whether you meet the criteria for PIP. Not to diagnose you.

I get the impression they don't know what they're on about. Some people, including me, didn't have a diagnosis for years because there's no set test for that diagnosis. In fact, at least two of mine have been accidental findings.

I have a rare eye condition; but have a common side effect of it and my GP had written that I have this side effect. (my balance is crap because I can't hold my head straight) The medical services from DLA who have never met me, decided this isn't the case.:mad:

poppy12345

mamamoomin73 wrote: »

hi please does anyone have any advice? a year ago i fell,banged my head&got a brain injury.since then i have no sense of smell or taste wotsoever.i cannot smell anything including anything burning/gas/bleach/petrol etc.i also have no sense of taste apart from salt/toothpaste&chili! dr said this will now be permanent as not come back after a year,i also had extreme dysphasia and had speech therapy wicch has all now improved greatly although i still mix words up eg:told my son i had brought lemons for his lunch wen they were quite clearly bananas!ive also asked for a pack up for my mobile instead of a top up.i know what is what but it just comes out so can struggle in phone conversations and stutter so i dont look like a fool.ive relyd on my son every day as i dont know if anything cookin in the oven or food gone off etc.can i apply for PIP for this ? any advice wud be much appreciated thanks:)

Hi, Take a look at this, it explains all about PIP. There's also a link in this guide which you can look at that explains the points and descriptors. You need to score at least 8 points to be awarded either daily living and/or mobility. http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/wales/benefits_w/benefits_sick_or_disabled_people_and_carers_ew/benefits_personal_independence_payment_e/benefits_the_pip_assessment_e/pip_activities_descriptors_and_points.htm

bll78

Just to add to the no diagnosis and DLA/PIP claim bit, I have had DLA awarded on multiple occassions at various rates and 15 years on I have no diagnosis and doubt I ever will. However what I did have that helped was clear medical evidence i.e test results, under multiple consultants, limbs that blatently aren't right etc..
I imagine it must be virtually impossible to award PIP if as the OP states there is depression with no diagnosis, by which I assume he means the person has decided themselves that they are depressed or says he feels depressed but the GP does not believe this is the case.

bll78

Apologies I've just realised I've posted on an old thread and opened it again.