alt.social-security-disability

On Aug 25, 12:06 pm, Windswept@Home (Jack) wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:52:56 -0700, uselessemaila...@ wrote:
> >I applied last April for mental issues (PTSD, major depression, panic
> >attacks). I called last week and was told they had just made a
> >decision on my case the day before, and that I would receive something
> >by mail in 4-6 weeks. Is it good or bad that they never requested a
> >medical evaluation? Or does it have no bearing at all?
>
> >Thanks!
>
> It simply means that they had enough evidence from your treatment
> sources to make a decision.
>
> AFAIK, there are no data avilable online to show the allowance/denial
> ratio for cases in which it was unnecessary to secure a consultative
> exam. If such data are available at their web site, it would take a
> hell of a lot of digging.
>
> As a rough guess, I'd say that the allowance ratio is slightly higher
> than the overall 35-40% initial allowance rates for SSDI worker and
> SSI adult claims.

Thanks, Jack - I guess I'll just wait and see.

Thanks too for all the help you've given others - I've lurked here a
lot and gained a lot of info from you.