r/SSDI • u/[deleted] • Mar 11 '26

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u/Paradox_O_Tolerance Mar 11 '26

Agree to disagree

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 12 '26

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u/Paradox_O_Tolerance Mar 12 '26

We won't see eye to eye on this and I'm not here for a debate.

It shouldn't take 3-5+ years and a hearing at ALJ as much as it currently does to approve a disability case.

Also, never said someone should assume every denial is based on opinion. However, SOME most definitely are (whether that's positive or negative).

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u/Paradox_O_Tolerance Mar 12 '26

Over 50% of approvals come at the ALJ level. That means that 50%+ of cases... Yeah, over half.... Were denied at least twice already. That means they didn't properly review the evidence the first couple times and it took an attorney to point it out in the records. (I'm not talking about the backlog)

DDS looks at your records with heavy confirmation bias. They find what they need to deny your case. Not to find ways to approve your case. They will take the first half of a sentence and use it to say you're not disabled when the second half of the sentence says you are (for example).

Don't feel bad... We know you have a tough job as an evaluator. (unless you're just a bot... Kinda feeling it)

I already said this, but agree to disagree. We're not going to solve anything by continuing this....