Approval odds · by condition

SSDI approval odds for mental disorders.

Mental disorders account for 36.5% of all SSDI awards (287,442 awards in the latest SSA annual report). Here’s how claims like these move through the system — and where they fare best.

National allowance rate by stage · FY2024

Initial application30.8%
Reconsideration12.1%
Hearing46.5%

The hearing stage is where the most denied claims turn into allowances — a denial earlier in the process is common and not the end of the road.

Within mental disorders

Depressive, bipolar, and related93,825 awards
Intellectual disorders63,891 awards
Neurocognitive disorders43,580 awards
Schizophrenia spectrum29,834 awards
Autism spectrum disorders22,715 awards
Other mental disorders33,597 awards

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Mental disorders odds by state

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Source: SSA public datasets (ALJ dispositions + Annual Statistical Report) · Updated 2026-06-18. Not legal advice. Figures are SSA historical aggregates — award shares from the latest annual statistical report and national allowance rates by stage. Individual outcomes turn on the medical evidence and the specific record.