I just thought I'd write this now as I know there will be people about to start the process and I thought I'd offer my advice ( if it can be of any help).What I would say though is Kimmy87 and Poppy12345 know the system far greater than me so will better to answer any questions.Im only telling you my experience.Basically I was declined pip and only scored 4 points overall.I was utterly devastated,not really just by not getting the award but the inaccuracies in the report which triggered off my already highened emotions.I immediately wrote a letter and used the brief of that I'd like them to reconsider and why.I spoke from my heart but kept it relatively brief,just outlining a couple if points which I felt extremely unfair from the report.But without being accusational.There were actually factual mistakes within my report which I also pointed out.A week later I read that you need to send as much evidence as you can so I sent in a 'medical summary ' which I obtained from my GP.During my conversation with the decision maker it seems they don't contact gps and information about how your illness/disability/s affect you relies heavily upon what you put down and how this translates across too in your assessment.I made mistakes in the report that I initially filled in online ( I cannot clearly remember what I put but I was not in a good place).What I would say for a M.R is read the report you got back clearly,gather your medical evidence and write a strong and emotive letter which relates to the points which you are questioning.Read it over atleast 4 times before you are happy to send.Then ( with any evidence,preferably medical,post it recorded delivery).This is only what I did and every person's situation is different and will be looked upon by a different decision maker.I hope this is of help to someone
