ESA appeal

Tracie Collier wrote:

Hi, I have my ESA appeal coming up. I have requested my medical records from the hospital but they havent come though yet! Will this go against me at the appeal. All I have is a medical report written by my GP a few hospital letters that I have kept and results of one MRI scan. Thanks

If you do not expect the records to be available until after the Tribunal hearing you should contact the Tribunal Service and ask for the hearing to be delayed for this reason.

The panel are guided by the rules of natural justice and your being unable to present all of your evidence would be a breach of this, so you should be able to get a delay, downside is it might be a long one, given how busy the TS is as the moment.

Let us know how you get on.

Gordon

Tracie

I really can't advise you on this.

If the Hospital records include details of your disbailities that are not covered in the doctors report, which would be of value to your case, then you should think seriously about including them,

If they only add more detail and nothing new, then it may make sense to leave them out to avoid delaying the hearing.

You know your case better than anyone, what you need to prove and a feeling of how well that has been achieved.

GOrdon