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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Costa, Leonard F
NEWARK Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
60.1%
+2.3 pts vs national
Total decisions
286
Fully favorable
158
55.2%
Partially favorable
14
4.9%
Denials
114
39.9%
Total dispositions
353
Dismissals
67
19.0%
Awards
172
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 55.2%Partially fav. 4.9%Denied 39.9%
Approval rate history
FY2017
52.1%286 dec
FY2018
43.3%457 dec
FY2019
52.0%467 dec
FY2020
52.8%337 dec
FY2021
53.3%274 dec
FY2022
50.5%295 dec
FY2023
53.2%265 dec
FY2024
55.8%339 dec
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