Not sure if Commissioner Howell's decision in CDLA/3188/2002 is worth looking at -
'... what the tribunal have to assess is the extent of the claimant’s walking ability taking account of any medication she normally and reasonably uses to alleviate the effects of her breathing difficulties and thus to reduce, avoid or postpone the onset of discomfort.
In the present case, that will involve enquiring a little further into which of her various medical preparations the claimant actually needs and is able to use to provide herself with on-the-spot relief for her breathing difficulties when out walking: since although a small inhaler of the normal type can readily be carried in a pocket or handbag, a 'nebuliser' is as I understand it a rather bulkier piece of equipment, and if it really is one of those that she has to take with her when out for a walk, the weight and practicability of this over any real distance will be relevant to the overall assessment.'
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