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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