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As far as PIP goes, it's not about any diagnosis, but rather how your disability affects certain activities of daily living &/mobility. Have a look at the activities/descriptors that are looked at with PIP:
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset-library/Personal-Independence-Payment-Descriptors-and-Scores-April-2021.pdf
With your MR, give a couple of detailed examples as to the difficulty you face for each applicable descriptor, i.e. what exactly happens, when did it happen, did anyone witness this, & were there any consequences, i.e. how did it leave you feeling after attempting/doing an activity, fatigued/exhausted for example?
Can you do an activity 'reliably,' i.e. safely, to an acceptable standard, repeat it as often as one would reasonably expect, or does it take you much longer than someone without a disability? See this mentioned at the end of the link above.
This is how you can show how something like fatigue affects your daily life, & your evidence is the most important thing. Yes, there are often 'inaccuracies' in assessor's reports, but you need to forget that for now, & concentrate on those descriptors where you feel you should have gained some points. Put your MR, in writing ensuring you put your name & National Insurance number on each page. Please come back with any questions.
The value must be greater than or equal to 1.
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