its hard to say(IMHO)my lasted that long and i still lost.but the judge did act im my favor.he told me some info that my Dr.chose to ignore.and for me to advise my dr. on my next visit.so i told my doctor what the fed.judge told me to say.to make a very long story short.i was sent to the correct dr.and i won my case.i didnt have to go back to court.they just sent me to the "SS"office and was approved there.