18-month struggle to overturn rejection of allowance claim

Fresh concerns have been raised over whether vulnerable people are being wrongly blocked from receiving disability allowance, after one person spent 18 months fighting for his initial rejection to be overturned.

Documents provided to the Irish Examiner show the now 55-year-old Munster man, who has asked to remain anonymous, suffered a work accident in 2008.

This led to an underlying condition worsening to the point where the man was not able to continue in his job.