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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Costello, John P
ROCHESTER Trending down
Lifetime approval rate
72.8%
+15.0 pts vs national
Total decisions
81
Fully favorable
52
64.2%
Partially favorable
7
8.6%
Denials
22
27.2%
Total dispositions
83
Dismissals
2
2.4%
Awards
59
3-year trend
Falling
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Fully fav. 64.2%Partially fav. 8.6%Denied 27.2%
Approval rate history
FY2010
60.0%377 dec
FY2011
0.0%1 dec
FY2011
49.0%98 dec
FY2011
56.8%148 dec
FY2012
52.0%469 dec
FY2013
55.9%424 dec
FY2014
52.3%415 dec
FY2015
52.5%368 dec
FY2017
60.5%392 dec
FY2018
62.2%399 dec
FY2019
61.4%368 dec
FY2020
71.5%337 dec
FY2021
66.8%265 dec
FY2022
86.4%22 dec
FY2023
69.4%98 dec
FY2024
78.3%115 dec
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