SSDI approval odds for mental disorders in Maryland.

Maryland’s DDS approves 43.8% of initial claims — 5.0 points abovethe national median. Here’s how mental disorders claims tend to move through the process here.

Maryland initial DDS approval

43.8%

vs national median 38.8% · above by 5.0 points · +4.9 pts over 3 yrs

National allowance rate by stage · FY2024

Initial application30.8%

Reconsideration12.1%

Hearing46.5%

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Source: SSA public datasets · Updated 2026-06-18. Not legal advice. State DDS rate is the latest SSA fiscal-year figure; stage allowance rates are national. Figures are historical aggregates, not a prediction of any individual claim.