incapacity benefit for psoriasis

[djh71]

 Hi everyone, i've been claiming incapacity benefit for a few years for Psoriasis(p). Its focused around my face, hairline and limb joints. Over the last year i've developed psoriatic arthritis in my knee, fingers and foot. I was asked to attend a medical and answered all the doctors questions honestly and was awarded 9 points (i needed 10 to remain on the benefit), i now have to go onto jobseekers allowance for 6 months waiting an appeal. Unless you saw me then you probably think that i'm a lazy so and so, but its cost me my relationship, job and along with my home, friends and normal life. I've had various treatments and have been asked to attend a specialist to see about photo-therapy. The doctor who declared me fit for work did so in 23 minutes, less than half hour of his time is going to cause me 6 months of absolute torture. I don't go out, have any friends and the only family is a brother i never see. Has anyone else had dealings with the IB medical examination, i mean some of the answers i gave were twisted to suit a negative outcome. My doctor is fuming and intends to come with me to the appeal. Sorry that my first post is all about my woes, but has anyone else had problems like this??

[Midge]

Aw...damn, that sounds rotten on all counts!!

I've never been on Incapacity Ben, but I've had a few near misses with my D.L.A. claim, and although I can't really comment on the I.B., I can sympathise with you!! Hopefully someone on here'll be able to help.

I doubt very much that anyone on here will think you're, as you put it a 'lazy so-and-so' at all!!!!

 

[david_8]

hi, DJH
the  lima questions for incap  are made to make you fail
they hope you will give up and go away

loads of info on the pa board on dla etc
best to get/have a wro or cab/dial etc to help with the appeal
worth mentioning under the dwp guidelines/rules pa comes under a heading of polyarthritis
and persons with this ie pa/fibro etc  are  exempt from the work test
it a shame just most there dwp employers dont know there own rules/guidelines

we arre all diff peps
a psoriasis spot on the face to some peps is devastating
and to some its like water of a ducks back

i live like a hermit only go out to gp/shops if urgent
and thats with camouflage /concealer creams, ask your gp/derm about them

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[djh71]

thanks for the info, had to limp my way down to the job centre today. took me 25 mins which would normally take me 4-5, staff there are adamant that i'm fit for work under government guidelines. My doctor issues me sick notes that i cant use until after 6 months. My appeal will take place 7 months after my benefit was stopped, so i'll have to the go on esa for 4 weeks. My arthritis is playing up like you would'nt believe, spent 8 days bed ridden. Told the staff this down the job center and they wanted to stop my jsa for not looking for work, you could'nt make this up.

[Midge]

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!

What is this country coming to? It's the kind of story you hear over and over again.

I'm trying my damnedest to 'think British' and stay living over here, but the more tales like yours that I hear make me more and more sure that we should be living back in the U.S. I know that healthcare and welfare are administered differently over there, and YES, you have to pay hefty medical insurance but it's comparitively similar to costs here when you have to rely on getting decent treatment privately in the UK, and the service is much better, and the red tape is minimal.

If you're feeling even half as angry as I am about your predicament, I'd recommend you get in touch with a local MP, and rattle some cages. Please PM me if you need encouragement in any way.

 

[John Boy]

you must go to appeal i ended getting more points
try and get a welfare adviser i got one from the local council she was a great help

[flecksable_flyer]

While I was waiting to get on disability here in the USA, I was without a car and had to walk to a lot of appointments with PA in my ankle that has left me permanently disabled. Talk about hell. Fortunately, I got the right doctor at the right time and got on disability quickly. How that ever happened, I'll never know. I've known a lot of other people that had to go through lawyers for disabilities a lot worse than mine. All I can say is I wish you the best of luck getting your appeal. My PA is mostly tolerable now (thanks to Humira), but I'll always need a cane or my service dog to get around. Feel free to "woe is me" here any time. That's what we are here for.

Sabra & Surrido

[Scruff]

Hello and welcome. Can't really help I'm afraid. Hope things get sorted for you.

Scruff

[john729]

I'd like to say I can't believe it. Unfortunately I can well imagine that it happens all too often. Do what Midge says and contact your MP. If you're lucky you will have a constituency office near you. If not he/she will have a web site you can use. Bringing such things to the attention of your local rag can also be useful - they generally love to embarass benefit organisations when they insist on applying the rules in the face of glaring reality. Best of luck to you and don't let them beat you.

[djh71]

 Thanks for all your kind words of encouragement, not been the best of times this year. What with having to cope with my Psoriasis and with my ever worsening PA, with my left foot, right knee and fingers on my right hand swollen. My doctor can only give my Tramadol pain killers and anti-inflammatory tablets, spent 6 days in bed unable to put any weight on my ankles. I live by mysely with no family and no friends to assist me, yet when i tell the grown ups in the job centre they just look at me as if they couldnt care less. I will be contacting my MP for any advice he (or she) can pffer me.