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Cannot raise either arm to top of head as if to put on a hat
I’m sure there is an answer somewhere, but how would a decision maker know from reading the ESA50 questionnaire that a claimant fits this descriptor? (Activity 3 , Descriptor B). On the ESA50 there is a question about being unable to raise either arm to put something in top pocket (Descriptor A 15 points), a question about raising either arm above your head (Descriptor C 6 points) and having no problems (Descriptor D, 0 points).
But in the absence of the HCP specifically asking this in a face to face interview, how would anyone ever be allocated Descriptor B?