PiP success after a long road

Hello to you all and I want to say thank you, without the information gathered on this website I don't think I would of found the courage to apply for PiP.

I already have ESA and have been told for many years to apply for DLA but I never did.

Any way after many months of building up the courage I submitted a claim in November 2016, and today I got the brown letter to tell me I have enhanced on both modules for 4 years, this came as a massive shock to me because I half expected my claim to be rejected.

Again thank you all here, without your help and information I don't think I would of had the courage and when I did I did not think I would get anything.

I have mental health problems with other medical problems..

I never asked for a Atos home assessment (I wanted one but I was too worried to ask), Atos contacted me and told me they will send out a HCP to my home dated 7 days later,

The HCP came to my home, he was very polite and seemed very understanding, I will be honest I was a nervous wreck having a stranger here and with the added fear after reading so many bad ATOS problems.

A part from being nervous by having the HCP here he was very good.

I was asked several questions and also asked to do some movements and asked to sqeeze his fingers and push up and down against his hands/arms stength, I think the assessment lasted about 90 minutes.
I guess I was one of the lucky ones because all I can say about that assessment he was caring and seemed to understand my problems, he said I will know the results from the DWP in 6-8 weeks.

Wow I got a result within 10 days.

I hope this gives some hope to people suffering with Mental Health Problems and of course to everyone else, I hope you all get a HCP like I did.

I mentioned Mental Health Problems because I have read here not very long ago, they are so worried about how to get a home visit, I'm sure you should go with the good advice from this website and get a Doctors letter, the only reason I did not was I am under so much stress at the moment and on top of it all my Doctor just retired so I just hoped and prayed, I feel so lucky I got one..

Just before I finish I must say when I claimed I did include many up to date medical letters from the Hospitals etc, the HCP told me at the end of the assessment, from what he had experienced I backed up that evidence so please keep all letters etc from the Hospital/Doctors/Nurses, it all helps.
Good luck to you all, I feel for any one and everyone of you who are at the starting gate like I was just a few months ago.
Again thank you to all the Moderators and the people behind the scenes and members of this website.
Regards
Graham

Great news! Thanks for letting us know and for your kind words about B+W