I’m currently awaiting a decision after being sent out the forms in August. Anyway today I received a letter saying they received my information on 13 September and are requesting further information from my consultant and will write to me when this is received. Is this typical, I did enclose a letter of support from my GP, I was just wondering if anyone else has had similar, and does anyone know whether they take into consideration that you’ve been In receipt of dla for the past 15 or so years and in my case i won mine at a Tribunal and was awarded a lifetime award, although I do know there are no such things now, or is everything that went before erased and its totally new. Thanks for any advice.
I’m pretty sure that historical data does not matter at all. Decisions will be made based on the here and now, on information on your form, from heath care professionals and maybe from a medical. I doubt that the decision maker will even look at your previous data.
I see where you are coming from in that you feel that such a long claim adds some validity but I’m not sure that it does. The Gov (Bless ‘em) feel that lots of people have been claiming for years when in fact their health has improved. It’s only fair to look at how things are right now. I’m sure it will be OK – keep us informed how things progress.
Hi, My hubby applied for dla back in july,they wrote to gp consultant and sent there own dr out,we are currently appaling because they refused my husband saying that he can walk more than 250 meteres he cant,as he works in a warehouse and the occupitanol health at his work havr said that he can no longer do his job for reasons being that his job us to much the warehouse is to big and he cant comfterably walk to the exits and toilets,i hope you have a understanding and surportive consultant as we dont 
good luck but they do seem to refuse alot of ms cases which i personally think is disgustin as like mysef i never knew alot about ms (im 26 hubby 29) and till you know somebody with it or get it you dont realise how hard it all is,i am curently working with our local mp to try and get more help and support for ms suffers and their carers,as it seems people that just dont want to work or self inflict their illnesses get all the help they need,but people who geniuely need help get looked over,i just think the system is wrong and want people with real disabilites too be helped. Good luck 
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