I did a quick google check for official sources of Social Security data and didn't find any hard data that I could quote here. There are other web sites with anecdotal statistics that don't come anywhere near the assertion that 95% of initial decisions are denied and 95% of hearings with attorneys are approved. So, either that area mentioned is an anomoly with that percentage, or the knowledgeable source quoted (the anonymous top attorney) is not as knowledgeable as purported.

But again, I am not providing any facts to back me up, so what I am saying is also not worth the pixels on the screen.