Only 1 in 3 Disability Claims Are Approved. Get the Data That Can Help.
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Based on monthly SSA national claims and awards data. Your outcome depends on your medical evidence and case details.
How the Disability Process Usually Works
Step 1
Apply
Start your claim with your state DDS office.
Step 2
Reconsideration
If denied, request a reconsideration review.
Step 3
Hearing
If denied again, appeal to an SSA hearing judge.
Step 4
Decision
The judge reviews your file and issues a decision.
Explore the Data
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State Approval Rates
See how your state compares on initial claim approvals across 52 jurisdictions.
Browse states →Hearing Offices
Compare wait times, caseloads, and appeal approval rates at 167 offices.
Browse offices →Disability Judges
Look up approval rates and decision stats for 1,136 hearing judges.
Browse judges →Condition Guides
Plain-English guides for common conditions mapped to SSA Blue Book criteria.
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Data sourced from SSA.gov. Figures update as new SSA releases are ingested.