Social Security Disability Approval Rates by Condition

Social Security disability approval rates vary significantly by medical condition.

Conditions with highest approval rates: ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease, ~95%), organ transplants (~90%), terminal cancer (~85%).

Conditions with moderate approval rates: heart failure (~60%), COPD (~55%), severe depression/bipolar (~50%). Conditions with lower approval rates: back pain (~35%), fibromyalgia (~30%), anxiety (~25%). The key is thorough medical documentation — the SSA needs objective evidence of how your condition limits your ability to work..