Advice re. medical evidence
Frances123
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Hi,
I'm applying for PIP for mental health reasons and wanted to know if I should just supply information from records on my mental health or do I also send info regarding other conditions ie. hypertension, high cholesterol, asthma?
Any advice much appreciated.
I'm applying for PIP for mental health reasons and wanted to know if I should just supply information from records on my mental health or do I also send info regarding other conditions ie. hypertension, high cholesterol, asthma?
Any advice much appreciated.
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If the hypertension, high cholesterol and Asthma mean you have additional care or mobility needs, then yes. If they don’t, then they are irrelevant to your PIP claim.1
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Thanks, I'll just send the printout with the conditions and meds taken for them in that case.0
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Frances123 said:Thanks, I'll just send the printout with the conditions and meds taken for them in that case.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.1
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If they genuinely don't affect your ability to do the activities assessed by PIP then just listing them, proof of diagnosis, and a short explanation that they don't affect you would be fine. (Some people might say well just don't bother including them, but it's probably best to give full, accurate information.) But don't forget, even if a condition by itself doesn't affect you but when combined with another condition does have an impact, that's what counts. So if perhaps one condition exacerbates the symptoms of another and that combination then affects how you do the activities, remember to tell them that.1
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Most people have good and bad days or periods of time. Include these and try to give an idea of their frequency rather than say ‘sometimes’. Keeping a diary can be helpful and if you want you could send this with your evidence. If you possibly can get a health professional to write a letter explaining how your condition affects your ability to do the prescribed activities. This link may help. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/help-with-your-claim/fill-in-form/Should you be unfortunate enough not to get PIP don’t give up get some help and carry on with the process.1
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Include a couple of real life examples of what happened the last time you attempted that activity for each descriptor that applies to you is also useful.A letter from a health professional isn't the most useful because they will very rarely know how your conditions affect you against the PIP descriptors.1
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calcotti said:Frances123 said:Thanks, I'll just send the printout with the conditions and meds taken for them in that case.
I've been working on giving them the nitty gritty of why I find various things difficult, trying to remember that with PIP that's the info they need...I think I'd find a lie detector less stressful, lol0 -
Spoonie_Turtle said:If they genuinely don't affect your ability to do the activities assessed by PIP then just listing them, proof of diagnosis, and a short explanation that they don't affect you would be fine. (Some people might say well just don't bother including them, but it's probably best to give full, accurate information.) But don't forget, even if a condition by itself doesn't affect you but when combined with another condition does have an impact, that's what counts. So if perhaps one condition exacerbates the symptoms of another and that combination then affects how you do the activities, remember to tell them that.0
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Margaret_100 said:Most people have good and bad days or periods of time. Include these and try to give an idea of their frequency rather than say ‘sometimes’. Keeping a diary can be helpful and if you want you could send this with your evidence. If you possibly can get a health professional to write a letter explaining how your condition affects your ability to do the prescribed activities. This link may help. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/help-with-your-claim/fill-in-form/Should you be unfortunate enough not to get PIP don’t give up get some help and carry on with the process.0
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poppy12345 said:Include a couple of real life examples of what happened the last time you attempted that activity for each descriptor that applies to you is also useful.A letter from a health professional isn't the most useful because they will very rarely know how your conditions affect you against the PIP descriptors.0
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