U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2005
 
Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits
Table 47.
Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by age, year of application, and program, 1992–2004
Year All decisions Decisions on applications
for SSI only		 Decisions on applications
for both Social Security and SSI
Total Allowances Allowance
rate a
(percent)		 Total Allowances Allowance
rate a
(percent)		 Total Allowances Allowance
rate a
(percent)
All ages b
1992 280,751 189,656 67.6 128,789 79,307 61.6 151,962 110,349 72.6
1993 327,271 205,185 62.7 153,126 85,195 55.6 174,145 119,990 68.9
1994 333,329 196,756 59.0 156,584 80,594 51.5 176,745 116,162 65.7
1995 300,958 170,826 56.8 145,570 70,445 48.4 155,388 100,381 64.6
1996 271,976 159,109 58.5 128,712 64,405 50.0 143,264 94,704 66.1
1997 238,742 144,987 60.7 112,201 59,693 53.2 126,541 85,294 67.4
1998 222,560 137,154 61.6 106,678 57,889 54.3 115,882 79,265 68.4
1999 228,543 141,806 62.0 109,837 59,636 54.3 118,706 82,170 69.2
2000 246,066 150,625 61.2 117,141 61,968 52.9 128,925 88,657 68.8
2001 262,596 160,344 61.1 117,030 61,232 52.3 145,566 99,112 68.1
2002 268,640 167,807 62.5 111,943 59,188 52.9 156,697 108,619 69.3
2003 166,920 107,369 64.3 65,697 34,884 53.1 101,223 72,485 71.6
2004 32,489 22,488 69.2 13,068 7,145 54.7 19,421 15,343 79.0
Under age 18
1992 19,988 7,729 38.7 17,979 6,890 38.3 2,009 839 41.8
1993 31,658 10,921 34.5 28,625 9,784 34.2 3,033 1,137 37.5
1994 38,751 13,222 34.1 34,869 11,860 34.0 3,882 1,362 35.1
1995 35,856 11,285 31.5 32,428 10,131 31.2 3,428 1,154 33.7
1996 28,105 9,150 32.6 25,589 8,292 32.4 2,516 858 34.1
1997 19,549 7,297 37.3 17,723 6,591 37.2 1,826 706 38.7
1998 18,735 7,237 38.6 17,049 6,541 38.4 1,686 696 41.3
1999 20,660 8,054 39.0 18,767 7,268 38.7 1,893 786 41.5
2000 24,158 9,113 37.7 21,975 8,204 37.3 2,183 909 41.6
2001 25,250 9,319 36.9 23,062 8,436 36.6 2,188 883 40.4
2002 25,685 9,459 36.8 23,464 8,570 36.5 2,221 889 40.0
2003 15,338 5,665 36.9 14,122 5,193 36.8 1,216 472 38.8
2004 2,826 1,295 45.8 2,635 1,205 45.7 191 90 47.1
Aged 18–64
1992 260,727 181,899 69.8 110,785 72,398 65.4 149,942 109,501 73.0
1993 295,551 194,215 65.7 124,445 75,368 60.6 171,106 118,847 69.5
1994 294,441 183,449 62.3 121,584 68,654 56.5 172,857 114,795 66.4
1995 264,954 159,444 60.2 113,002 60,224 53.3 151,952 99,220 65.3
1996 243,063 149,246 61.4 102,414 55,494 54.2 140,649 93,752 66.7
1997 218,232 136,894 62.7 93,582 52,360 56.0 124,650 84,534 67.8
1998 202,865 129,155 63.7 88,718 50,630 57.1 114,147 78,525 68.8
1999 207,282 133,281 64.3 90,515 51,937 57.4 116,767 81,344 69.7
2000 221,323 141,080 63.7 94,631 53,373 56.4 126,692 87,707 69.2
2001 236,793 150,611 63.6 93,460 52,414 56.1 143,333 98,197 68.5
2002 242,315 157,903 65.2 87,882 50,205 57.1 154,433 107,698 69.7
2003 151,200 101,441 67.1 51,232 29,462 57.5 99,968 71,979 72.0
2004 29,521 21,063 71.3 10,309 5,827 56.5 19,212 15,236 79.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research File, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data are current through July 2005.
Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time.
Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons.
A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration.
a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year.
b. Includes applicants aged 65 or older.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
Previous: Table 46. Top of page. Table of contents. Next: Table 48.