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Payments under workers compensation act 1979 ...have a client who is terminally ill with a disease brought on by previous employment. He was not in a union. His ex-employers are no longer about a | PeteD | 06-Jul-05 10:42 AM by keith venables | 1 | 425 |
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Heywood Storage Facility & missing files I've had 8 cases of client's files being lost. In seven of them the paper files for their Incapacity Benefit claims could not be located. The concerne | knowsley cab | 05-Jul-05 01:52 PM by stainsby | 20 | 1779 |
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Commissioners Decisions OK i know this may sound thick!!
Our local JC+ office is using a couple of Commissioners decisions to back up an argument for an IB appeal.
They | bensup | 04-Jul-05 02:41 PM by bensup | 2 | 592 |
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Two early day motions re closures of medical examination centres ... 'That this House regrets Atos Origin's announcement of the proposed closure of 21 medical examination centres across the country, especially those | ken | 30-Jun-05 10:39 AM | 0 | 488 |
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Medical evidence while appealing failed PCA My trusty WB&TC Hbk tells me that when a claimant is appealing a decision that s/he has failed the PCA, s/he does not need to supply medical evidence | suewelsh | 27-Jun-05 07:29 AM by keith venables | 3 | 874 |
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Reduced Earnings Allowance Good moring everyone. Someone in the office just asked if REA is taxable. We didn't know for sure but guessed it wasn't. Anybody out there in WR's | paddyhill | 24-Jun-05 12:45 PM by jmca | 2 | 525 |
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Exceptional circumstances I have found the reklevant regulation under the 1995 Incap for Work (General) regs. The bit that says:
(b) he suffers from...there would | paddyhill | 21-Jun-05 10:45 AM by jimt | 3 | 770 |
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ICB + OCD have a cl with appeal listed for 14.06.05, suffers from OCD with associated anx/dep. cl had ICB appeal in '03 which was successful, total 18pts given | jason | 16-Jun-05 07:29 AM by bensup | 9 | 1539 |
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Help I have a claimant who has given up work to look after his wife who had a emergeny ceasurian due to a serios heart infection which | Margaret | 15-Jun-05 12:29 PM by Margaret | 2 | 609 |
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IB113 Is anyone out there aware of the percentage of GP's who not provide a completed IB113 report when requested to do so by DWP. Cheers, Alan.
| Alan Hind | 13-Jun-05 04:54 PM | 0 | 574 |
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economic inactivity due to claims for illness and disability In a ministerial written answer yesterday, to a question about the international variations in the proportion of economic inactivity in the labour for | ken | 10-Jun-05 02:36 PM | 0 | 491 |
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Medical evidence required by Welfare to Work beneficiary My client, previously on SDA, has been a Welfare to Work beneficiary since since starting work last December.
In March she had a week off work with | Peter Newton | 08-Jun-05 01:12 PM | 0 | 509 |
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Incap PCA
Attended tribunal again in rlation to client and EMP who worked together tribunal adjourned as TAS did not follow previous tribunal direction to arr | phil east | 03-Jun-05 02:42 PM | 0 | 457 |
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Incap ben reforms As you know the government is pressing ahead with reform of IB. The aspiration in the long term is to achive an employment rate of 80% (it's currentl | Neil Bateman | 02-Jun-05 11:32 AM by Paul Treloar | 10 | 1160 |
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INCAP & PERMITTED WORK
Client has been on long term Incap with age addition foe a number of years - Dyslexic and other learning difficulties - found small job in spring | mike shermer | 23-May-05 12:22 PM by ken | 5 | 770 |
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claiming procedure I have a client who returned his application for IB in in April only to be told that they (Glasgow) will not accept the claim as a valid claim and th | Dan | 18-May-05 02:36 PM by mike shermer | 8 | 1030 |
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52 week linking period I've got a client who was on IB, then went into full-time work 10 months ago. They have got their 52 weeks linking letter, but went sick 2/3 months in | Rob_Price | 17-May-05 12:24 PM by ali l | 1 | 541 |
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Incap PCA Update to my last problem, regarding Client had previously worked with the examining Doctor at her PCA.
Tribunal adjourned and requested TAS to enq | phil east | 17-May-05 08:43 AM | 0 | 513 |
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Contributions My client had been an employed earner paying ordinary NI for decades
For about 18 months had been a director of a very small company. I guess on th | derekjackson | 11-May-05 03:58 PM | 0 | 701 |
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Pain tolerance levels with or without aid. Client has varied tolerance levels eg: walking and standing. When wearing a tens m/c the client can walk further with than without this aid. Same ap | brg | 10-May-05 02:54 PM by ken | 1 | 620 |
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Incapabity Benefit Hi I'm a rep. & caseworker ... just want to register with your discussion forum 'cos, following Howker, I need a copy of the original descripters for | StephenT | 09-May-05 03:49 PM by StephenT | 3 | 788 |
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looking for R(S) 4/56 where doctors disagree- balance of probalility Does anybody have a copy of the above they can fax to me on 0207 354 3803?
I've sent a GP report as further evidence but the decision maker has ch | joanieipr | 06-May-05 12:40 PM | 0 | 469 |
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PS RE Incap. I'm thinking 'Equality of Arms'& Human Rights Act re the computerised medical unsigned documents! In that EMP reports claimant interviews (for all the | StephenT | 05-May-05 03:55 PM | 0 | 504 |
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Immediate supersession of PCA decision My client completed an IB50 early in the year and on 17 February he was notified that he had satisfied the PCA and his normal review date would be in | Peter Newton | 05-May-05 12:31 PM by northwiltshire | 1 | 817 |
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Incapacity Benefit Advice I have a friend who suffers fromn depression. He has had difficulties with Doctors in the past and is unwilling to go for further advice. He has had d | seanosul | 04-May-05 07:42 AM by bensup | 3 | 1343 |
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Hospital and incapacity I am advising a client who has mental health problems. She has been treated as a hospital in-patient for a long time. Currently she is only receiving | derekjackson | 29-Apr-05 01:03 PM by stainsby | 1 | 711 |
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Using a pen or pencil Does anybody have either CIB/16963/96 or CIB 1446/97 they could let me have copies of? Both discuss the descriptor about use of a pen or pencil.
| RuthC | 25-Apr-05 03:04 PM | 0 | 471 |
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IB and occupation sick pay after 196 days A cl who has been on sick leave since 2 may 2004. She recived full pay for six mths (offseyt against SSP) then half apy for six mths. This may be a ra | joanieipr | 22-Apr-05 07:07 PM by kharris | 4 | 699 |
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Using a pen or a pencil I have a client that is going to appeal tomorrow and having problems with getting CM to back up the client. He is suffering from Dupuytren's contractu | mairead | 21-Apr-05 03:23 PM by bensup | 2 | 540 |
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manual dexterity Just doing an appeal submission for PCA and one of the arguments is manual dexterity and the old 2p coin. I've argued that coins less than 2p be looke | Semitone | 21-Apr-05 09:02 AM by SimonMee | 11 | 883 |