Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials

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31. Share of SSI Disabled Beneficiaries under Age 65 by Age Group—Calendar Years 1974-2010100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%197419761978198019821984198619881990199219941996199820002002200420062008201050-6435-4918-34Throughout the SSI program’s history, there have been slow increases in the number of disabled beneficiariesfor all age groups. The youngest age bracket saw sharp growth in the early 1990s after the ZebleySupreme Court decision changed the definition of eligibility for children. That growth began to level offafter 1996’s Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act tightened the SSI childhood criteria. Thesingle largest group receiving SSI today, however, is the age group 50-64, representing nearly one-third ofall beneficiaries.0-1736 Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials
32. Average Age of Newly Awarded DI and SSI Disabled Adult Beneficiaries—Calendar Years1960-2010 (DI) and 1980-2010 (SSI)32a. Average Age of Newly Awarded DI Beneficiaries, 1960-2010605054.552.5 52.152.851.251.148.148.449.6 49.2 49.548.8Age40301960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010MenWomen32b. Average Age of Newly Awarded SSI Disabled Adult Beneficiaries, 1980-201060Age5046.041.8 41.445.1 44.5 44.4 44.843.140301980 1990 2000 2010MenWomenThere has been an overall downward trend in the age of newly awarded DI beneficiaries. The averageage of newly awarded adult SSI disability beneficiaries has been consistently lower than that of new DIbeneficiaries.Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials 37
Page 7: IntroductionIn January 2001, the So
Page 10 and 11: eneficiary populations continue to
Page 12: A. Applications1. Disability Insura
Page 15 and 16: 4. SSI Adult Disability Application
Page 18 and 19: B. Allowances7. Combined DI and SSI
Page 20 and 21: 9. Hearing Decision Allowance Rates
Page 22 and 23: 11. Incidence Rates for DI Worker B
Page 24 and 25: C. Continuing Disability Reviews13.
Page 26 and 27: 15. Medical CDR Continuation Rates
Page 28 and 29: D. Terminations17. DI Worker Termin
Page 30 and 31: 19. Study of Beneficiaries Awarded
Page 32 and 33: 21. DI Worker Beneficiaries as Perc
Page 34 and 35: 23. Disabled Worker Beneficiaries a
Page 36 and 37: 25. SSI Children Beneficiaries in 2
Page 38 and 39: F. Beneficiary Characteristics27. I
Page 40 and 41: 29. DI and SSI Beneficiaries with D
Page 44 and 45: 33. Number of DI Worker Beneficiari
Page 46 and 47: 35. Number of SSI Disabled Adult an
Page 48 and 49: 37. Monthly SSI Individual Federal
Page 50 and 51: 39. State Agency Initial Allowance
Page 52 and 53: 41. Variations in Basis for DI Init
Page 54 and 55: 43. Percentage of State Agency Init
Page 56 and 57: 45. Percentage of State Agency Init
Page 58 and 59: H. State Administrative Arrangement
Page 60 and 61: I. Hearings and Appeals49. Hearing
Page 62 and 63: 51. Allowance Rates at Initial and
Page 64 and 65: 53. Percentage Distribution of ALJ
Page 66 and 67: 55. Cases with Representation at AL
Page 68 and 69: 57. Appeals Council Dispositions—
Page 70 and 71: J. Processing Times59. Average Init
Page 72 and 73: 61. Average Hearing Level Processin
Page 74 and 75: 63. Appeals Council Processing Time
Page 76 and 77: 65. Federal District Court Actions
Page 78 and 79: L. Data Sources and Notes1. Disabil
Page 80 and 81: 15. Medical CDR Continuation Rates
Page 82 and 83: 32. Average Age of Newly Awarded DI
Page 84 and 85: 52. Percentage Distribution of ALJ
Page 87 and 88: Part II. Aspects of Disability Deci
Page 89 and 90: A. How Disability Determinations Ar
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B. Steps in the Social Security Dis
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C. Chronology of Significant Disabi
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1980 In response to rapid growth of
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Following years of litigation in se
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SSA began an ambitious project to d
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In early 1997, SSA announced that i
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2002 In Barnhart v. Walton, 535 U.S
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D. Important Recent Court Cases and
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■■Hickman (AR 00-02(7)) - Provi
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DISABILITY SERVICE IMPROVEMENT iii,
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Nearly every staff component of the
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■■developing and submitting bud
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Part IV. Bibliography of Materials
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Loprest, Pamela and David Wittenber
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Government Accountability Office (G
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Part V. Glossary
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DI: Disability Insurance under Titl
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in the labor market who provides im
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Marsha Rose Katz, Acting ChairMarsh
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Social Work from West Virginia Univ
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