Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials
Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials
Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials
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43. Percentage <strong>of</strong> State Agency Initial Denials Based on Non-Severe Impairment—Fiscal Year2010AKALARAZCACOCTDCDEFLGAHIIAIDILINKSKYLAMAMDMEMIMNMOMSMTNCNDNENHNJNMNVNYOHOKORPARISCSDTNTXUTVAVTWAWIWVWYSSIDI/Concurrent0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35PercentOne <strong>of</strong> the early steps in the sequential evaluation <strong>of</strong> disability is the determination <strong>of</strong> whether animpairment is severe. For DI <strong>and</strong> concurrent DI-SSI applications, denials for this reason in 2010 rangedfrom 9 percent <strong>of</strong> all denials in North Dakota to 29 percent in Mississippi. For SSI adult applications, denialsfor this reason ranged from 2 percent in North Carolina to 25 percent in Mississippi.48 <strong>Aspects</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Disability</strong> <strong>Decision</strong> <strong>Making</strong>: <strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Materials</strong>