CPP-DISABILITY SELF-HELP GUIDES | Appeals | The Reconsideration Request Prepared by Disability Alliance BC Funded by Law Foundation of British Columbia | Legal Services Society | Notary Foundation of BC Updated January 2021 CPP-AppealGuide - 2021 Feb. 2/21 CPP Disability Self-Help Guides | Appeals | The Reconsideration Request CONTENTS About CPP ..............................................................................................................................................3 Qualifying for CPP-D ...........................................................................................................................3 The CPP-D Appeal Process ..............................................................................................................4 The Reconsideration Request: An Overview ...............................................................................4 The Denial Letter: Reasons People are Denied CPP-D.............................................................5 Disability is Not Severe and Prolonged................................................................................................5 Not Enough Contributions ........................................................................................................................6 Late Applicants ..........................................................................................................................................6 Getting Started on Your Request for Reconsideration ..............................................................7 Step 1 ...
Tips for Submitting a RAC Appeal Letter Submitters should be mindful of the following when drafting a RAC appeal letter: • The HMS “First-Level Appeal – Adverse Determination Upheld” decision (“HMS Upheld Decision”) is the only RAC decision that may be appealed to HHSC Medical and UR Appeals. o An appeal to HHSC Medical and UR Appeals is not a second appeal of the initial Health Management Systems, Inc. (HMS) Finding/Adverse Determination, which may be appealed to HMS only. o Resubmission of the provider’s rebuttal letter re-titled as a “second-level appeal,” without addressing the ...
Challenging a Personal Independence Payment decision The rules for challenging decisions have changed. You are no longer able to appeal a decision to not grant you, or question the level of award of Personal Independence Payment without having first asked for a ‘Reconsideration’ of the decision. If you wish to challenge the decision you need to take the following steps. (You might want to ask a Care Coordinator or Support Worker to help you with this):- Request a reconsideration of the decision, you should do this within a month of the decision letter date. We have attached a copy ...
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