I'm looking for commissioner's decisions about severe discomfort.

I have a client who has severe vertigo following the removal of a brain tumor, and wondering if there are any comms decisions which specifically mention vertigo, nausea etc as severe discomfort

Was getting high rate mob, but this has been reduced to low rate as the DWP say that he should have got used to his condition by now.

Given that different levels of vertigo and nausea may be experienced - from very mild to severe - I doubt you are going to find a decision that mentions these "as severe discomfort".

Equally, there's no doubt that symptoms of severe nausea and severe vertigo can consitute severe discomfort. What is relevant is simply the degree of severity your client is currently experiencing and you don't need a Commissioner's decision for that.

teh DM obviously hasn't had vertigo....get used to it indeed! had it short term once with an ear infection, can't see how anyone could get used to something that leaves you permanently seasick and unable to hold one's head up!!!!

Think his vertigo/dizziness is pretty severe - caused by inner ear tumor, now removed but they bodged the operation. Very unsteady on feet because of this and falls over if tries to stand in dark.

Also prescribed ketamine, as third level pain relief due to inner ear pain, so is pretty out of it most of the time.

"..........Was getting high rate mob, but this has been reduced to low rate as the DWP say that he should have got used to his condition by now......"

On a renewal, DWP have to be able to show that the medical condition, for which the original award was made, has now improved to the point where that award is no longer justified - I can't recall getting used to your condition coming under the heading of improvements. If that's what they have actually put in a written decision then that is outrageous -

The condition itself raises a point though - walking is the art of placing one foot in fronmt of the other so as to progress from one point to another. It also requires the coordination of the eyes, feet, brain and balance mechanism - if one of those is disabled, as in this case, then the walking ability must be seriously curtailed?

When considering Mobility component and the act of walking therefore, one has to look at the speed, manner, gait, distance etc...and the cause of any inability to walk has to be physical in nature. In this instance the ability to walk any distance in a reasonably straight line is seriously affected by the client's propensity to fall.