2024 Decisions Data: Initial Application, Reconsideration, and Hearing
Are you a claimant curious about your chances of getting approved for Social Security Disability benefits? The Social Security Administration has just released information on how disability claims were decided in 2024. This information breaks down decision rates at different administrative stages of the disability claims process:
Initial Application, Reconsideration, and Hearing
The data shows the following patterns in the first 3 stages:
- At the Initial Application level, they denied 62% of claims.
- At the Reconsideration level, 84% were denied.
- At the Hearing level, they approved 51% of claims that claimants appealed.
The lesson learned from this data should be this: Many disability claims are wrongfully denied but exercising your right to appeal is absolutely critical. If you continue your appeal to secure a hearing, your chances of approval increase considerably.
At Goss & Fentress, we believe that the Hearing level is your best opportunity to secure Social Security benefits, and we’re ready to help you all the way. There’s something powerful about appearing in a courtroom to tell your story and make it real by connecting face-to-face with the Judge who will decide your claim.
In our next post, we explore the appeal process if your claim is denied after you have had your hearing.
