dla

[averybertha]

i am writing this today in dispair since 1998 i had been receiving high care and low mobilty dla. yesterday i went to to a tribual cause since june06 my dla was cut. i have suffered bad health problems all my life very brittle diabetic, high bp, rayunad and rheumatiod arthritis(since 05) which affects me badly my gp has comfirmed ra as my blood test were very high but 2 hospital consulations are relucent as my bones are not disformed my gp has refered me for a 3rd opinion at a different hospital. when i went in to the tribual i had strong medical letter from gp and district nurse comfriming my problems but the law person stated that they where not concern about my health today but up until may 2006 as a dr from my pratice and emp reported that date. i truthful stated i took hypos with without warning and was brought around with either lucozade hypo stop or glucagon they said that i never ordered that meds on prescription replied that 4 diabetic in household so used theirs you do not have time to look at whos gluagon you take when someone is in a hypo aslo i said i never had to order neddles as everything is put in one box. they seemed to not take into account ra and how it affected me i feel that they thought i was lying my hand showed to be very badly swollen. i do not know what to do as i can not do even basic tasks without being in pain i can not understand that if i have been getting it for 8 years have been had 2 other condition that do not improve why was i not reinstated ?

[themas]

You need help from an experienced welfare benefits adviser. They can be found in many CABs and some local authorities or law centres.

I'm not sure whether your DLA has been stopped entirely or reduced to a lower level. Either way, one thing you need to do is to put in a new claim (with the help of an adviser), as well as seeing whether it is possible to appeal to a Commissioner from the Tribunal's decision.

The 3rd opinion you are getting could be very helpful for a new claim (depending what the consultant says) but might not be for the claim you have appealed because the decision will have been taken as at the date of the renewal (presumably May/June 06).