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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Scales, Romona
VALPARAISO IN Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
53.0%
-4.8 pts vs national
Total decisions
134
Fully favorable
50
37.3%
Partially favorable
21
15.7%
Denials
63
47.0%
Total dispositions
160
Dismissals
26
16.3%
Awards
71
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 37.3%Partially fav. 15.7%Denied 47.0%
Approval rate history
FY2010
100.0%1 dec
FY2010
100.0%2 dec
FY2010
22.5%543 dec
FY2011
100.0%1 dec
FY2011
50.0%4 dec
FY2011
52.3%419 dec
FY2012
36.7%417 dec
FY2013
46.6%410 dec
FY2014
44.0%323 dec
FY2015
38.7%222 dec
FY2016
54.1%209 dec
FY2017
50.5%212 dec
FY2018
40.9%281 dec
FY2019
42.7%227 dec
FY2020
43.4%219 dec
FY2021
43.9%246 dec
FY2022
43.6%181 dec
FY2023
40.5%111 dec
FY2024
55.6%180 dec
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