by barrryg » Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:15 pm
i used to be on middle rate dla for over 6 years but since my last renewal claim the knocked me down to the lowest which is 78.20 a month .i went through all the appeals and even tribunal (which i never attended) so i accepted it due to the fact of repeated form filling and phone calls trying to plead my case theystill said i only deserved the lowest rate , i gave up to be honest , yes its only money , and yes i need it , dont we all , but what should i do , sometimes i ffel a fraud because i can have a few days(not many i must add) where my body feels half alive , but other days i can hardly walk , so i guess what im trying to say is , do i phone them again and tell them i think i deserve to be on a higher rate and go through all the stress of form filling and medicals etc only to be told there desisions still the same , im at a crossroads right now and the past few months my pain has almost become unbearable to the point of , well you dont wamt to know that bit . im fed up of being a drugged up space caddet who can no longer enjoy a normal life , and the government have ground me down to the ground , what should i do ? phone dla again or accept it?