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Withdrawal of diagnosis
Mother of one year old baby girl with severely delayed development awarded DLA. District nurse provided supporting statement saying baby had Prader- | BrianSmith | 11-May-05 08:22 AM
by jo gallagher | 5 | 634 |
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Residential care and personal expenses and DLA Mob
Hi,
I don't have much to do with residential care, so excuse this basic question!
If a claimant is in residential care and receiving the persona | suewelsh | 10-May-05 01:47 PM
by Euan_Henderson | 1 | 298 |
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Premiums
1. My Service User was in hospital for many years, getting downrated DLA and IB (under transitional protection). His original DLA award was for HRC an | FerhanaBhogadia | 09-May-05 05:29 PM | 0 | 423 |
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GP evidence decision
There was a CD which said that where a GP does not put anything in response to the question whether someone can self care it should be taken as no opi | bugs | 05-May-05 12:24 PM
by Andrew_Fisher | 4 | 588 |
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Medical examinations for DLA - at a centre?
A colleague's client has been sent a letter giving them an appointment to attend a medical examination centre and states:
"You may have been visite | Jo Bathie | 05-May-05 12:09 PM
by northwiltshire | 17 | 1214 |
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EMP report unfit for its purpose
I have an appeal on a DLA case this week and am intending to argue that the EMP report should be disregarded because most of it is illegible. I shall | Connolly | 04-May-05 01:39 PM
by Connolly | 8 | 829 |
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Anaphylaxis and DLA lower rate mobility component
Hi
Anyone out there with any info re success for DLA Lower rate Mob and Anaphylaxis. Client going to tribunal with lower rate award of mob and car | beverleyland | 04-May-05 07:06 AM
by mike shermer | 1 | 335 |
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Dialysis
Am hoping to reach some advisers who have expertise in this area!
Basically my client has CAPD, which is designed to be carried out without help at | sara lewis | 03-May-05 12:13 PM
by mairead | 6 | 1016 |
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Prisoners and IS arrears upon release
I've got a client who spent eight weeks on remand and clearly was not entitled to IS while in prison due to Schedule 7(8) IS(gen)regs 1987 which make | lisageorgina | 29-Apr-05 10:41 PM
by lisageorgina | 4 | 521 |
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Old claim evidence on new claim papers
I've just received a bundle for a claim made wef November 2004 decision January 2005. There was a previous, hotly disputed refusal ultimately unsucce | Andrew_Fisher | 29-Apr-05 01:56 PM | 0 | 342 |
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dla and manic depression
i work on a voluntary basis with people who have mental health difficulties especially manic depression.The majority have an award of dla middle rate | lucyrose | 28-Apr-05 02:20 PM | 0 | 547 |
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Paraplegia and work
My client currently receives DLA both higher rates due to paraplegia (T10 complete). He recently qualified as a tennis coach after representing GB in | Claire Forster | 27-Apr-05 12:16 PM
by ken | 7 | 683 |
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DLA child - obsessive compulsive disorder - copies mother
child has had OCD since age 7, now 15, 1st claim for DLA. Child copies / repeats all actions of mother from opening / closing doors / cuboards, turnin | Peter Turville | 26-Apr-05 12:32 PM
by Andrew_Fisher | 1 | 505 |
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industrial injuries-glutaraldehyde exposure
client trying to establish claim for iidb after exposure to glutaraldehyde as nurse in operating theatre, has asthma and renal problems, memory lose, | kharris | 25-Apr-05 11:02 AM
by BrianSmith | 1 | 335 |
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DLA GP report
I am currently dealing with several appeal cases and in the process of requesting medical evidence from the GP I have been informed that it is now man | peppermint | 25-Apr-05 08:08 AM
by Andrew_Fisher | 31 | 3924 |
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DLA - deaf - texting is now a bodily function!
We have a growing concern about approach of DMs to pre-lingually deaf clients. Following conversation with DM on a case and other recent experience th | Peter Turville | 22-Apr-05 12:53 PM
by Tony Bowman | 5 | 769 |
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Whether to provide written submission or not?
I have recently had a spate of negative decisions based on the tribulals discretion to make inferences from the evidence (these inferences are invaria | Kevin | 22-Apr-05 12:32 PM
by Tony Bowman | 6 | 862 |
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IIDB - stress accident claim
Client has claimed IIDB and been refused. Sorry for the length of this query - but here are the issues:
Client worked as a van driver, delivering p | jo gallagher | 22-Apr-05 09:21 AM
by jo gallagher | 4 | 707 |
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Supervision for baby of ME sufferer
I would welcome opinions of whether middle rate care might be payable for an ME sufferer (typically with symptoms of extreme tiredness, fatigue and co | Kurt | 21-Apr-05 03:37 PM
by Shabir | 2 | 381 |
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Income Support - deprivation of capital
I am hoping to help client with regards to an appeal on deprivation of capital.
She signed off Income Support in April 2004 as she had obtained cap | Cath | 20-Apr-05 12:59 PM
by Cath | 2 | 920 |
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CA/127/1988
Does anyone have a copy of the above? I am representing someone at Tribunal on Wednesday 13th April and would like to get hold of it before then if po | awatkins | 20-Apr-05 09:56 AM
by Licichka | 3 | 319 |
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VWF and HAVS report
Client was turned down for IIDB on basis he did not have VWF. Client has been awarded civil compensation from British Coal.
Have got copy of Britis | jo gallagher | 19-Apr-05 09:38 AM
by Joe Knight | 11 | 903 |
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Can anyone help?
We are looking for copies of the following two DLA Commissioners Decisions: CDLA/4329/1999 and CDLA/948/2001. The OSSC don't seem to be able to trace | franrobinson | 15-Apr-05 07:43 PM
by Dan_manville | 8 | 1206 |
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Industrial Injuries Benefit - Period of Sickness
Help! I am helping a client with an appeal for IIB and I desperately need to know whether it is possible to appeal the period of sickness. My client w | Danni | 15-Apr-05 01:18 PM
by Joe Knight | 2 | 401 |
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DLA High Mob and Mental problems
I've got an appeal coming up in a few weeks for a person who is unable to walk. This is a symptom of my client's schizophrenia.
Sc hizophrenia is t | Tony Bowman | 14-Apr-05 04:46 PM
by Tony Bowman | 16 | 1682 |
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referrals to medical services
Another worrying trend which has emerged relates to the use (or rather misuse) of referrals to Medical Services for advice on DLA/AA claims. I would | sara lewis | 14-Apr-05 03:22 PM
by stephenh | 2 | 447 |
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DLA Cooking Test
At a recent DLA tribunal a CAB Rep in NI argued for low rate care based on the client's inability to prepare and cook a main meal. The client told th | Barry McVeigh | 14-Apr-05 11:48 AM
by northwiltshire | 1 | 617 |
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Abuse of Appeal Decision ?
All assistance gratefully recieved on this one, please (thanks!).
Client claimed DLA in Nov 03, refused, appealed, won appeal in Aug 04 (LRM LRC ment | robswad | 14-Apr-05 11:42 AM
by northwiltshire | 8 | 824 |
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DLA RENEWAL AT 16 YRS OF AGE
I have a client who was 16 on 6.8.04. He has sensory Defensiveness, ADHD, DYSPRAXIA, ECZEMA AND Asthma. Because of his condition, his Mother was ma | mike shermer | 11-Apr-05 04:22 PM
by carol obeirne | 4 | 790 |
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mobility decision
Does anyone have a copy of CM/208/1989 please? | derek_S | 06-Apr-05 01:40 PM
by anned | 1 | 464 |
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