Social Security
Disability (DIB/SSI) and Medicare benefit appeals.
516,485 federal civil cases in this category. Across all of them:
- Remanded29.5%
- Dismissed20%
- Affirmed14.5%
- Defendant win13.6%
- Denied9.8%
- Other5%
- Plaintiff win3.4%
- Transferred1.8%
- Settled1.3%
- Decided — other0.9%
- Mixed0.2%
By claim type
- D.I.W.C. / D.I.W.W.268,353 cases · 52,490 reached a judgment19.5%plaintiff win
- S.S.I.D.220,213 cases · 35,662 reached a judgment18.3%plaintiff win
- R.S.I.23,920 cases · 4,416 reached a judgment17.6%plaintiff win
- HIA (1395 FF) / Medicare3,514 cases · 857 reached a judgment17.6%plaintiff win
- Black lung437 cases · 86 reached a judgment22.1%plaintiff win
- Social security48 cases · 21 reached a judgmentsmall sample
Source: FJC Integrated Database (public domain), via CourtListener — federal civil cases filed and terminated, 1988–present. Figures are descriptive statistics about how cases of a given type have closed in a given court. They describe the historical record — not a prediction or assessment of any specific case. Not legal advice.