SSDI approval odds for respiratory system in District of Columbia.

District of Columbia’s DDS approves 35.6% of initial claims — 3.2 points belowthe national median. Here’s how respiratory system claims tend to move through the process here.

District of Columbia initial DDS approval

35.6%

vs national median 38.8% · below by 3.2 points · +8.7 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.