Dublin disability benefit refusal
A claimant’s disability benefit was stopped after a medical referee found them fit for work. The claimant appealed, and the case was referred to an appeals officer.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin was recently refused medical benefit.
Comment on this
The person concerned claimed disability benefit from 19 January 1983 and he was paid from 22 January 1983, the fourth day of incapacity, to 17 March 1983. Payment on his claim was disallowed from 18 March 1983 following an examination by a medical referee of my Department who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. He subsequently submitted a final medical certificate which stated that he was fit to resume work on 28 March 1983.
He appealed against the decision to disallow benefit and his case was referred to an appeals officer for determination. That officer revised the previous decision and payment of benefit was allowed for the period from 18 March to 26 March 1983. A cheque paying arrears of benefit due was issued on 20 May 1983.
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