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Assessment - should you complain?

Hi, I am going through mandatory Reconsideration as I do not agree with my PIP Assessment. It is so far from the truth I feel I should complain. I have read stories about people complaining and then having to undergo a second assessment. Should I just concentrate on doing my MR and sending any additional evidence etc ? Is it beneficial to complain about my assessment ? / would it help others in the future but hinder me ?
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using “ an aid” it states the below:
It’s important to understand that ‘aid or appliance’ has a particular legal definition for the purposes of personal independence payment (PIP). The law states that “aid or appliance”:
(a) means a device to improve, provide or replace a physical or mental function;
(b) includes a prosthesis; and
(c) does not include an aid or appliance ordinarily used by a person without a physical or mental condition which limits that person’s ability to carry out daily living or mobility activities.
does that mean for example an alarm on a phone as a reminder to take medicine at a set time everyday with not be classed as an aid or appliance ?
@martin2019 - yes that's right ...plenty of people use arms on phone's etc as a reminder....
Edit _ I correct what I said above...according to DWP guidelines alarms are counted as an aid if you are unable to reliably manage your medication without them
I got full enhancement, but there were two inaccuracies in her report.
I do wonder why they have to add things that did/didn't occur in an assessment.
As much as we feel the need to complain, it seems it wont help our case.
Get that MR as watertight as you can and back it up with evidence, Good luck
If I couldn't do 'x' reliably I said no, and then the assessor had to ask further questions to find out why specifically I couldn't do something - e.g. could walk but only slowly, could prepare a meal but only once per day as i got too tired etc etc...
Worked for me, after a fashion...
The assessment took a long time though!!
Good luck..