Appeals Council Requests for Review FY 2022
(For Reporting Purposes: 09/25/2021 through 09/30/2022)*

* In FY 2022, there was an extra 53rd week from 09/24/2022 through 09/30/2022. The data in the table below and in the attached XML file account for this additional week.

This quarterly report shows the number of receipts, dispositions and pending requests for review during the defined period. The data shown is by month with quarterly and fiscal year (FY) summaries through the most recently completed quarter.

Appeals Council Requests for Review (RRs) are appeals of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) decisions or dismissals by claimants for Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits. The Appeals Council (AC) in the Office of Analytics, Review, and Oversight (OARO) performs these reviews.

Receipts are RRs received by the AC during the period given. Dispositions are RRs completed by the AC and include denials, remands back to the ALJ for further action, new decisions or dismissals. Pending requests for review are awaiting final action by the AC.

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Time Period Receipts Dispositions Pending

 

Disclaimer: These data are being made publicly available for research purposes. Any findings and conclusions derived from analyses of these data are attributable to the researcher(s) and do not reflect those of the Social Security Administration.