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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Ma, Catherine
CLEVELAND Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
16.1%
-41.8 pts vs national
Total decisions
274
Fully favorable
29
10.6%
Partially favorable
15
5.5%
Denials
230
83.9%
Total dispositions
350
Dismissals
76
21.7%
Awards
44
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Denied
Fully fav. 10.6%Partially fav. 5.5%Denied 83.9%
Approval rate history
FY2016
29.4%17 dec
FY2016
25.8%221 dec
FY2017
25.8%268 dec
FY2018
19.1%304 dec
FY2019
19.4%408 dec
FY2020
13.8%269 dec
FY2021
18.4%207 dec
FY2022
11.2%179 dec
FY2023
14.1%170 dec
FY2024
17.8%241 dec
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