Originally Posted by Janke

There is no question here. You say you want some understanding but you seem to have fully explained the status of your son's claim. If you want to know what the judge is going to do, no one here can tell you.

The statistics you quote confused me. Fully favorable 79%; partially favorable 19%? That means 98% of the claimants he sees he finds disabled. That is a scary scary thought to me, but should be reassuring to you. This ALJ has never met a claimant who is not disabled. He approves virtually everyone if your percentages are correct. Why bother having a hearing if everyone is approvable. Scary thought.