Approval odds · by condition
SSDI approval odds for other/unknown.
Here’s how other/unknown claims move through the system — and where they fare best.
Other/unknown account for 1.6% of all SSDI awards (12,567 awards in the latest SSA annual report) — a measure of how common the condition is among awards, not the chance of approval.
National allowance rate by stage · FY2024
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.
Estimate the odds for a specific case
Run the Approval-Odds Estimator
Pre-filled to other/unknown — add state, age, and stage for the base rates that fit a real claim.
Other/unknown odds by state
Other conditions
Source: SSA public datasets (ALJ dispositions + Annual Statistical Report) · Updated 2026-06-18. Per-condition allowance rates are from SSA research on 1997–2004 claims (Meseguer, Social Security Bulletin 73(2), 2013). Not legal advice. Figures are SSA historical aggregates — award shares and national allowance rates by stage are current; the per-condition rates are older research. Individual outcomes turn on the medical evidence and the specific record.