SSDI approval odds for neoplasms (cancer) in Illinois.

Illinois’s DDS approves 38.6% of initial claims — 0.2 points belowthe national median. Here’s how neoplasms (cancer) claims tend to move through the process here.

Illinois initial DDS approval

38.6%

vs national median 38.8% · below by 0.2 points · +1.6 pts over 3 yrs

National allowance rate by stage · FY2024

Initial application30.8%

Reconsideration12.1%

Hearing46.5%

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Pre-filled to neoplasms (cancer) in Illinois — add age and stage for the base rates that fit a real claim.

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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.