I am not sure that there is any mileage in talking about that phrase itself, as most tribunals probably realise it is a preset phrase and tends to follow an assesment where the person is unlikely to score enough points to pass. By way of comparison, I have another case in front of me where the PCA was passed (but the medical is being used to nil a DLA claim) which says "the customer has a moderate mental health condition affecting the ability to cope with a number of activities of daily living" - another familiar preset phrase, although I have seen that used in cases scoring less than 10 points. In general, if the tribunal think your client should have passed, it will happily accept that the report is inaccurate, and in general it is the overall internal inconsistency in so many reports that leads to decisions being overturned, rather than one particular phrase or comment.
(Brian)
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