Disability benefit after hospital stay
After learning the claimant had been in hospital, the Minister allowed benefit for that period; a later claim was paid until a medical referee found him fit for work.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason for the non-payment of disability benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow.
Comment on this
The person concerned had been in receipt of benefit up to 1 May 1980 when he was considered capable of work by a medical referee who examined him and payment was refused from that date. In view of the information now furnished that he was in hospital at that time payment has been allowed from 1 May to 18 June 1980 after which date he claimed unemployment benefit.
He was subsequently paid disability benefit from 15 August 1980 to 14 February 1981. Payment was refused after that date following examination by a medical referee who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. He was notified of the decision refusing payment on 9 February 1981 and advised of his right to appeal but has not done so, to date.
The Deputy's question has, however, been accepted as a notice of appeal and, in this connection, arrangements have been made to have him examined by a different medical referee on 12 March 1981. He will be notified of the time and place of the proposed examination as soon as possible and when the result of the examination is available his claim will be reviewed.
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