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Mooly
Mooly Community member Posts: 6 Connected
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Hi I need some help with this please, I received an ESA85A Medical Report Form, would I have had a face to face assessment with a Health Care Profesional to get this? thanx
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  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community member Posts: 16,103 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi @Mooly - The answer is no. The ESA85a is the Health Care Professional's report when you haven't needed a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). If you have a WCA, it's an ESA85. Hope this explains. :)
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  • Mooly
    Mooly Community member Posts: 6 Connected
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    That explains a lot, I was moved to the support group and as I had fought and failed to get into the support group on 3 previous occasions I requested a written statement of reason, what I received was an ESA85A saying I was moved to the support group on the evidence considered from 2018,2017 and 2013 this is the 3 occasion's I had been refused. So I requested they backdate my support group rate to 2013, To which I received a letter saying I was moved to the support group after my most recent assessment by a Health care professional..I knew I never had that assessment, Thank you,  the fight goes on
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  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 11,011 Scope online community team
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    Great news about being moved to the support group @Mooly and best of luck with the fight for backdating to 2013. 
    I'm glad @chiarieds was able to help with your query regarding the forms.
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