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PIP appeal success for a mental health condition

I acted as the appointee for my son. Having been turned down for PIP, turned down at the Mandatory Reconsideration, today we SUCCEEDED at the tribunal. We had hoped for standard living rate but received higher rate for living and standard rate for mobility. Unbelievable. We are over the moon. My local CAB was very helpful indeed and I did write a VERY in-depth supporting statement. I am happy to pass on my suggestions.
As our appeal was around mental health we were not optimistic.
Hey!!!!
As our appeal was around mental health we were not optimistic.
Hey!!!!
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Well done
Good luck
As Poppy said, the Mandatory Reconsideration simply looks to see whether procedures were followed. No assessment.
So if all else fails go to Tribunal. The wait is very long but worthwhile. 2 weeks before the Tribunal (I was advised not to send it earlier) I sent in my supporting evidence. The main thrust of that was to list out each of the components (of Daily Living) which seemed most applicable and then list the detailed descriptors for each. Against each descriptor, I gave reasons, with references where possible, why this was relevant for my son.
My son had been in hospital a number of times so I applied and got the admission and discharge letters for each stay. Quotes from these were very helpful indeed for my referencing.
Although he had been shunted around a number of hospitals, I got all the paperwork back from my one request.
Good luck
In my last assessment (2017) where they reduced my PIP (Enhanced Care & Mobility) to 0 points once again, one of the reasons given was that the evidence that I had used for the previous two failures (2013 and 2015) was no longer acceptable as it was more than two years old and no longer reliable (evidence dated 2011 and 2012).
However in 2017, again using the same evidence, it was refused in part as it was now up to 6 years old.
So I agree with you they did use it for one but not the other.
To get it updated would have meant having to waste my GP's time, my three consultants' time, as well as asking the DWP - IIDB unit to update their award notification.
I just could not face all of that, the fight at a Tribunal and the long stressful wait for the hearing. On top of that there was the belief based on past history that this was to go on for the rest of my life every two years!
I always (based on the three previous assessors' reports) am told by the DWP that I should get 0 points. It was only at MR stage for the first two that it was uplifted to Enhanced Care & Mobility and the third has to go to a Tribunal.