Isobel

Pleased to hear that there is progress, and many thanks to all who have worked arduously to achieve what has been achieved so far. Where does the date 2001 appear from, and is it now unlikely that those who who left the UK before 2001 are likelt to have their DLA benefit re-instated?

Can I just say, please check with DLA that a letter has not been sent to you.   I telephoned the other day and was told that a "refusal" letter had been sent to me on the 24th April, and to date have not received it.   The appeal has to be done within one month of DLA sending the letter.   However I have received the appeals forms.   Isobel

I am about to send completed form DLA EXP 1 along with a lengthy hadnwritten letter by our French GP (in French) and various UK consultants reports regarding my husband's health condition to DWA at Blackpool.   My husband's DLA benefit ceased when we moved permanently to France in 1999, but his health has deteriorated over the years and in her report the French Doctor has stressed several times that he requires 24/7 care.   My husband has tciked "No" to question 16, but does this mean that his claim will be automatically refused? If we were resident in the UK we would be eligible for much more help, financial and practical, but very much we are all cases of "out of sight, out of mind". It is excellent to read other peoples' experiences of dealing with the DLA, but I ask should we get together in our local areas to help one another with forms etc rather than having the possibility of a claim rejected in our case because of ignorance on my part. Isobel Dordogne