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Social Security Disability Denial Rates or What are my chances to win SSDI or SSI?This page will list the approval rates for SSDI and SSI disability at application and reconsideration
for each state. You can also determine the denial rate from these numbers. I listed below the average winning percentages
for each state and the individual local offices averages may be different. At the very bottom of the page, you will find
the percentage of cases that win and lose at all stages nationally.
I am including this information in the website because I am frequently asked if everyone is denied when they first apply and what are my chances of winning? When looking at the statistics on keep in mind that these are averages and every case is different the approval and denial rates may not be indicative of your local SSA office. In my experience, I find that those that win at the early stages are fully developed files that show an individual meets a listing or is disabled under the GRID rules. In fact, 58% of SSD or SSI claims that won did so by meeting or equaling the listing of impairments. This is why I feel it is important to have a lawyer for ssdi or ssi as early in the process as possible. If you leave the development of your file up to SSA you will certainly decrease your chances of winning at these early stages of the process. If you decide not to get a lawyer you must do everything you can to get all your medical records in and make sure you understand how SSA will determine if you are disabled. FREE DISABILITY CASE EVALUATION If you need help call me at 1-877-527-5529. Percentage of Disability Claims That Win at Application and Reconsideration.Below you will find the allowance rates (winning percentage) at the application and reconsideration level for each state.
The statistics are for the fiscal year 2008 and include SSD and SSI cases. You will find the name of the
state followed by the percentage of cases that won at application and the second number is the percentage of cases that won
at reconsideration. Many states no longer have the reconsideration stage and in these states your claim goes directly from
application to hearing if you lose at application and appeal.
The numbers below are the percentage of Social Security Disability and SSI cases that won. The first number is approval rates at application and the second number is approval rates at reconsideration. 1. National 36.0 and 13.8 Below is a look at the winning and losing percentages at application and reconsideration for the Fiscal Year 2006. I am leaving these numbers so you can compare them to the 2008 percentages of cases that won to see how the percentages change from year to year. FISCAL YEAR 2006 INITIAL DISABILITY CLAIM Initial and Reconsideration Adjudicative Levels Allowance and Denial Rates by State TOTAL- Title II, Title XVI, & Concurrent Initial Level Recon Level Allow Rate % Denial Rate % Allow Rate % Denial Rate % NATION 35.2 64.8 13.2 86.8 AK 42.9 57.1 31.3 68.8 AL 28.2 71.8 26.8 73.2 AR 32.2 67.8 12.0 88.0 AZ 40.2 59.8 29.7 70.3 CA 43.4 56.6 16.2 83.8 CO 30.5 69.5 17.0 83.0 CT 36.7 63.3 15.7 84.3 DC 53.7 46.3 36.2 63.8 DE 47.9 52.1 17.1 82.9 FL 33.7 66.3 14.2 85.8 GA 25.0 75.0 11.0 89.0 HI 53.2 46.8 36.6 63.4 IA 31.1 68.9 11.7 88.3 ID 38.1 61.9 9.1 90.9 IL 32.9 67.1 9.9 90.1 IN 31.0 69.0 6.9 93.1 KS 28.2 71.8 10.8 89.2 KY 30.1 69.9 9.3 90.7 LA 36.1 63.9 27.3 72.7 MA 45.1 54.9 28.0 72.0 MD 33.8 66.2 14.4 85.6 ME 37.6 62.4 17.9 82.1 MI 29.0 71.0 26.5 73.5 MN 40.5 59.5 14.8 85.2 MO 29.8 70.2 24.2 75.8 MS 25.1 74.9 6.1 93.9 MT 36.5 63.5 14.8 85.2 NC 29.8 70.2 10.9 89.1 ND 38.6 61.4 10.7 89.3 NE 32.7 67.3 9.6 90.4 NH 58.7 41.3 37.8 62.2 NJ 46.6 53.4 20.2 79.8 NM 40.6 59.4 14.6 85.4 NV 48.4 51.6 28.9 71.1 NY 43.0 57.0 17.8 82.2 OH 26.6 73.4 10.9 89.1 OK 36.4 63.6 15.5 84.5 OR 29.6 70.4 9.0 91.0 PA 40.8 59.2 33.2 66.8 PR 36.0 64.0 18.7 81.3 RI 42.8 57.2 17.4 82.6 SC 23.3 76.7 8.6 91.4 SD 33.1 66.9 12.4 87.6 TN 22.8 77.2 6.4 93.6 TX 38.7 61.3 18.1 81.9 UT 35.3 64.7 11.6 88.4 VA 44.4 55.6 15.5 84.5 VT 49.5 50.5 17.1 82.9 WA 38.4 61.6 12.2 87.8 WI 33.5 66.5 13.5 86.5 WV 29.5 70.5 11.1 88.9 WY 40.9 59.1 11.7 88.3
Won and Lost at Application, Reconsideration, Hearing, Appeals Council, and USDCTTo give you an overall picture of the percentage of cases that win or lose at different stages of the process I've included the national statistics for decisions processed in the year 2008 by the office of Disability Program Management Information. Nationally at application the allowance rate was 36% and the denial rate was 64%. At reconsideration 14% of the cases one and 86% lost. At the hearing level the winning percentage was 63% with a 16% dismissal rate and 21% denial rate. At the appeals Council the allowance rate was 2%, another 2% were dismissed, 22% were remanded for a new hearing and 73% lost. At the federal court level there was a 5% allowance rate, 8% were dismissed, 47% were remanded for a new hearing and 40% were denied. |
