Approval odds · by condition

15 SSDI conditions, ranked by approval rate.

How disability claims fare by medical category — ranked by initial-allowance rate, with award share and the path through initial, reconsideration, and hearing. Pick a condition, then run the estimator for a specific case.

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Mental disorders Circulatory system Nervous system and sense organs

#1Genitourinary system

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#2Neoplasms (cancer)

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#3Respiratory system

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#4Blood/blood-forming organs

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#5Infectious/parasitic diseases

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#6Mental disorders

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#7Circulatory system

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#8Nervous system and sense organs

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#9Congenital anomalies

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#10Digestive system

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#11Endocrine/nutritional/metabolic

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#12Injuries

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#13Musculoskeletal system

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#14Skin/subcutaneous tissue

Initial allowance rate · SSA research 1997–2004

#15Other/unknown

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