PRESENTED BY MYLER DISABILITYSTATES
SOCIAL SECURITY
APPROVALBEST WORST
HI 67% UT 63% NM 56%cases dismissed: 13% cases dismissed: 14% cases dismissed: 15%
THE 3 BEST HEARING APPROVAL RATES
NATIONAL AVERAGE:11.7 MONTHSwait time for a hearing
368 DAYShearing case processing time
46%hearing cases approved
ACCEPTANCE RATE
High Low
HawaiiUtahNew MexicoNew JerseyTennesseeWashington DcMaineNebraskaNorth CarolinaConnecticut
67%63%56%56%54%53%52%52%52%51%
50%50%50%49%48%47%47%47%47%47%
North DakotaSouth CarolinaNew YorkAlabamaOregonMinnesotaMassachusettsGeorgiaKentuckyIndiana
47%47%47%46%46%46%45%45%45%45%
CaliforniaMichiganMontanaFloridaArizonaArkansasOklahomaMarylandWashingtonNew Hampshire
45%44%43%43%42%42%42%42%41%41%
OhioColoradoWest VirginiaIllinoisPennsylvaniaIowaVirginiaMissouriMississippiLouisiana
38%37%36%35%35%33%17%
TexasNevadaRhode IslandWisconsinDelawareKansasAlaska
ACCEPTANCE RATE
High Low
ACCEPTANCE RATES BY STATES:
AK 54% DE 48% KS 47%
THE 3 HIGHEST HEARING DENIAL RATES
cases dismissed: 28% cases dismissed: 17% cases dismissed: 20%
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?Are you under 65 & blind or disabled?
Will you be unable to work for 12 months or more due to a disability?
Are you a U.S. citizen, U.S. National or naturalized alien?
Have you worked 5 of the last 10 years and/or do you have limited income and resources?
PASSPORT
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SSDI AND SSI APPLICATION DENIAL STATISTICS
HOW TO APPLY & HOW TO APPEAL IF DENIED?File for an appeal
65% of applications are denied the �rst time87% of applications are denied on reconsideration review18% of hearing requests are dismissed37% of hearing requests are denied
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Sources: www.DisabilityJudges.comwww.SSA.gov
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