Colin..You say yours stayed the same?did you fill in the new AR1 form putting the same or worse?the questions are doing my head in conditions same but bad days are worse than before.Describing the issues in words onto forms is so hard.(well for me anyhow) Sometimes i think easier if they do come and see me face to face,but then they never seem to listen.I get why people think “sod it “the finacial benefits dont counter the stress the process put people through.
imo the AR1 needs to be WELL SUPPORTED thoroughly answered ( attache extra sheets if needed with as much evidence as was given when first application was made.
Always be clear detailed and leave nothing open to interpretation ( In the absence of evidence or fact their training is to interpret as they see things which will often fail to reflect true events)