Waiting on a decision for my appeal

river06
river06 Community member Posts: 3 Listener
edited January 2020 in PIP, DLA, and AA
I am waitng a decition for my appeal to pip I called up because it has taken over the 6 weeks it’s been 10 they told me the case worker is getting a second opinion should I be worried as I am already anxious thanks 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,029 Championing
    HI and welcome,

    I'm one of the community champions here on scope and i'm here to help and advise others.

    When you say appeal i assume you mean the Mandatory Reconsideration? If so then there's no timescales for any decision. Backlogs are just part of the reason a decision can be delayed. Most MR decisions remain the same so it's likely you may have to take it to Tribunal.

  • river06
    river06 Community member Posts: 3 Listener
    Hi I have not had my decision yet but when I called up to find out they said it’s gone for a second opinion without me knowing the decision so I got confused and anxious 

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,029 Championing
    This can happen if there's a contradiction in the written report. Hopefully you won't be waiting to much longer but there's no timescales.
  • river06
    river06 Community member Posts: 3 Listener
    Ok thank you so much 
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,510 Championing
    Welcome to the community @river06. :)