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How successful are MR?

As above; I have read through a lot on this forum and it appears most people on here have had to go to the appeal stage. Are there any positive stories were people have been successful on their MR? Not feeling too hopeful

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louise91 I am awaiting MR decision. Sent my MR request 15 January . It is a stressful time waiting , I am not feeling too hopeful but try to stay positive .
For this reason it is often best to get face to face advice about the best way to approach an MR. For many people the best advice is to supply little additional evidence or clarification in order to get to the appeal stage where one at least gets an independent hearing. Many people invest a huge amount of energy into an MR that has less than a 1 in 4 chance of success compared to 2 in 3 chance at appeal (dependant obviously on the actual merits of the case).
For some people an MR can be hugely positive and the investment of time can be very productive so for that reason face to face advice about the approach to take is essential.
It's a short three year award and so I have to go through this process all over again anyway in two years time!
did you have help with the MR
Took 4 weeks (I think) from appeal to award.
Was dreading the tribunal stage which I thought I would definitely go through. I had read that so many were refused MR, that I was certain I would be too.
Worked out ok in the end.
Unfortunately because of my resolve, pain threshold and bravery the assessor stated that I can walk more than 200 metres without any difficulty!
It sometimes it isn't the best thing to be that honest or open.
i was not happy about the length of the award as my disability is for life and will get worse as times goes on. I was advised about the risk of going to appeal and that they could look at the whole award and I could lose everything. Today I ha e received a letter from DWP and they have changed the award to 10 years and there’s no need for a tribunal hearing now.
I took a lot of advice on from people here and I really was worried about th me whole process. I took every descriptor that I wasn’t awarded the correct points for and explained why it was wrong, how it affects me and really went into detail.
Yes it’s frightening and it’s given me the confidence to fight them again if I need to in the future. I think you shouldn’t be scared to ask for an MR and I k ow it’s easy to say now but I genuinely was scared and didn’t have much hope. If you read my previous posts you can see how terrible my assessment was and the way o was treated.