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<blockquote data-quote="Petey" data-source="post: 162370" data-attributes="member: 29699"><p>I was interviewed for ESA eligibility in June shortly after resigning a contract because I'd become too ill to work. I received the verdict four weeks ago which stated I'd scored 0, needing a minimum of 15 to qualify. I responded stating that the interviewer had clearly assessed me against a day when BG values were within range. I re-graded the card against a day when out of range (which is currently around 95% of the time) and scored - without manipulation - exactly 15. </p><p></p><p>I suggested the interviewer had comprehensively failed to satisfy the stated reasons for the interview and that I wished to appeal the decision. I further suggested that they contact my specialist care team during their investigation. With my appeal form I included a copy of the re-graded assessment sheet, copies of random pages from my log books, a list of symptoms common to T1 diabetes and my rationale for appealing. </p><p></p><p>I hope that I'll be stabilised enough to resume work before the appeal goes to tribunal, as I'm not sure if I could face that in my present state. I do worry that others who are genuinely unfit for work will be forced into situations that further risk their health (physical & mental) by this arbitrary and completely unmoderated process. Many who are in a poorer state of mental health than I am will likely accept the verdict out of fear, not because it's reflective of the real situation.</p><p></p><p>You don't believe such obscene abdications of responsibility can happen until you experience them for yourself. I didn't, and was stunned when I realised just how vulnerable I was as an unwell person in the face of governmental incompetence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Petey, post: 162370, member: 29699"] I was interviewed for ESA eligibility in June shortly after resigning a contract because I'd become too ill to work. I received the verdict four weeks ago which stated I'd scored 0, needing a minimum of 15 to qualify. I responded stating that the interviewer had clearly assessed me against a day when BG values were within range. I re-graded the card against a day when out of range (which is currently around 95% of the time) and scored - without manipulation - exactly 15. I suggested the interviewer had comprehensively failed to satisfy the stated reasons for the interview and that I wished to appeal the decision. I further suggested that they contact my specialist care team during their investigation. With my appeal form I included a copy of the re-graded assessment sheet, copies of random pages from my log books, a list of symptoms common to T1 diabetes and my rationale for appealing. I hope that I'll be stabilised enough to resume work before the appeal goes to tribunal, as I'm not sure if I could face that in my present state. I do worry that others who are genuinely unfit for work will be forced into situations that further risk their health (physical & mental) by this arbitrary and completely unmoderated process. Many who are in a poorer state of mental health than I am will likely accept the verdict out of fear, not because it's reflective of the real situation. You don't believe such obscene abdications of responsibility can happen until you experience them for yourself. I didn't, and was stunned when I realised just how vulnerable I was as an unwell person in the face of governmental incompetence. [/QUOTE]
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