Old inc/ben report

headinawheelchair

When you are looking at evidence, there are a number of factors that you need to consider when trying to establish its value.

How old is it? The older the evidence, the less credibly it will be viewed. You may need to provide additional evidence that your condition remains unchanged or has worsened in the interim.

Who is the opinion from? It is reasonable to assume that the opinion of your GP will carry less weight than that of a consulatant who specialises in your condition.

What evidence supports the opinion? The less the evidence that is supplied in support of the opinion, the less weight that will be given to it.

Is the opinion relevant to the benefit being claimed? The tests for DLA, IB and ESA are all different, would an opinion given in the context of an IB claim hold the same weight as one given for ESA, as an example.

I think that these are all factors you need to consider, when looking at what evidence to include and this letter in particular.

Gordon