Many clients ask whether everyone gets denied on their first application. The answer is that some are approved, but the odds have moved lower over time. For background, the hearing approval rates from 1999 through 2001 were 67, 68 and 70 percent, and the hearing approval rate from 2015 through 2017 was 45, 46 and 47 percent. The approximately 22 percent drop in approval rate is a massive change.
In fiscal year 2018, the SSA approved 35 percent of claims at the initial level, 13 percent of claims at the reconsideration level, and 45 percent of claims that the hearing level.
As always, it is important to have a well-prepared claim right from the start, including the input and support of your treating neurologist.
Good Luck!
In fiscal year 2018, the SSA approved 35 percent of claims at the initial level, 13 percent of claims at the reconsideration level, and 45 percent of claims that the hearing level.
As always, it is important to have a well-prepared claim right from the start, including the input and support of your treating neurologist.
Good Luck!
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