Denied CPP-D application - reconsideration success stories?

CPP Disability
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Hi all,

Unfortunately my CPPD application was denied on the basis that I “should” be able to work in the future. I have multiple chronic illnesses, two of which have poor data on recovery, but in particular there is no strong data that patients recover to their baseline.

I don’t have additional information to send other than to write a letter reiterating what I wrote in my application that the symptoms have been worsening over the last several years and my functional limitations are marked such that completing ADLs are not possible every day.

Has anyone had success with a reconsideration request like this (without additional supporting medical info)? I mean they have what they need I think - charts from different specialists, my PCPs charts, lab work and imaging etc. my application was huge and I wonder if they just didn’t read it properly?

Thanks

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It’s quite common for people to focus on the wrong things in their initial application. In Canada it’s not about the diagnosis, it’s about how the disability limits your ability to work. Get a copy of David Brannen’s book on CPPD and follow his approach.

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Looks like to didn’t meet the “prolonged" requirement of “severe and prolonged" to get cppd benefits.

It likely boils down to one of your doctors saying in their forms that you might be able to return to work one day or they just weren’t direct and said your prognosis is guarded and it is unknown when or if you’ll be able to return to work in the foreseeable future.

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Normal ….request ATIP …and go point by point they concerned and challenge it in a letter