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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Budney, Amy
CLEVELAND Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
67.6%
+9.8 pts vs national
Total decisions
343
Fully favorable
180
52.5%
Partially favorable
52
15.2%
Denials
111
32.4%
Total dispositions
400
Dismissals
57
14.2%
Awards
232
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 52.5%Partially fav. 15.2%Denied 32.4%
Approval rate history
FY2015
68.3%41 dec
FY2016
64.4%45 dec
FY2016
47.0%285 dec
FY2017
56.8%322 dec
FY2018
51.1%374 dec
FY2019
62.1%446 dec
FY2020
64.0%417 dec
FY2021
63.0%319 dec
FY2022
57.7%260 dec
FY2023
62.5%272 dec
FY2024
65.8%360 dec
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