Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Merchant, George W

BIRMINGHAM Trending up

Lifetime approval rate

39.5%

-18.3 pts vs national

Total decisions

390

Fully favorable

135

34.6%

Partially favorable

19

4.9%

Denials

236

60.5%

Total dispositions

468

Dismissals

78

16.7%

Awards

154

3-year trend

Rising

FY2025 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Denied

Fully fav. 34.6%Partially fav. 4.9%Denied 60.5%

Approval rate history

FY2012

26.2%191 dec

FY2012

27.6%170 dec

FY2013

29.0%472 dec

FY2014

39.0%402 dec

FY2015

39.3%438 dec

FY2017

42.9%452 dec

FY2018

35.3%476 dec

FY2019

34.7%450 dec

FY2020

44.0%416 dec

FY2021

40.4%324 dec

FY2022

29.6%250 dec

FY2023

41.4%251 dec

FY2024

38.6%290 dec

Above national Below national National avg

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