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Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials

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60. DI <strong>and</strong> SSI Applications Pending in State Agencies at End <strong>of</strong> Year—Fiscal Years 1989-2010900800700600500400300200100019891990199119921993Thous<strong>and</strong>s19941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010The number <strong>of</strong> claims pending at State agencies soared between 1989 <strong>and</strong> 1992, largely due to a recession,the Supreme Court’s Zebley decision that liberalized the definition <strong>of</strong> eligibility for children, <strong>and</strong>changes in SSA’s regulations for determining whether an individual has a disabling mental impairment.Although the pending workload declined briefly in the mid-1990s, it began to grow again in the late 1990s.The spike in the pending workload in 2009 <strong>and</strong> 2010 reflects the increase in initial claims due to economicconditions.<strong>Aspects</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Disability</strong> <strong>Decision</strong> <strong>Making</strong>: <strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Materials</strong> 65

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