Question about ESA claim

crossstitchamy

Its been over 6 months ago they had stopped my ESA cos i failed the medical, so i had to go back on JSA.

My JSA advisor thinks i shouldnt be on JSA cos of my Anxiety .

Only thing is im not sure if i can get onto it for my anxiety disorder.
As when i applied for it before, i had a bad eye condition and had to have an operation. That was initially what was put down on the application and not anxiety.
But when i went to the drs he also diagnosed me with anxiety a few months later and put that down on the sick note as well.

Will i be able to claim with anxiety now or did the the fact that he put it on the sick notes affect it? My JSA advisor didnt seem to know the answer.
Thanks!

poppy12345

The only way you can reclaim is for a new condition or an existing condition has got a lot worse.

Alice_Walker

How are you helping yourself get a handle of your anxiety?

Have you any recent employment experience? Perhaps you could look into voluntary work as an opportunity to gain some experience and also work on your anxiety within a supported environment.

crossstitchamy

I use to do voluntary work quite regular. after Christmas i had a bit of a breakdown. I havent been going much since cos im either too tired due to my insomnia, got something else to do or just cant face going out.
I dont see how i can help myself :-/ x