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Eating disorders SSDI Claims in New York

Localized guidance for claimants navigating Social Security Disability Insurance. Review New York statewide denial rates, national processing benchmarks, and Blue Book criteria — then decode your denial letter in plain English.

61%statewide initial denial rate~7.4 monthsnational avg. initial waitListing 12.13

National average initial processing time

~7.4 months

(226 days)

National average for all initial disability claims requiring a medical determination (not condition- or state-specific). Data for FY2025. Source: SSA processing time data.

Blue Book body system

12.00 Mental Disorders

Listing 12.13 criteria are federal standards that apply nationwide, including in New York.

Medical criteria

SSA Blue Book listing
12.13 Eating disorders
Listing criteria (20 CFR Appendix 1, Part A)
(see 12.00B10), satisfied by A and B: A. Medical documentation of a persistent alteration in eating or eating-related behavior that results in a change in consumption or absorption of food and that significantly impairs physical or psychological health. AND B. Extreme limitation of one, or marked limitation of two, of the following areas of mental functioning (see 12.00F): 1. Understand, remember, or apply information (see 12.00E1). 2. Interact with others (see 12.00E2). 3. Concentrate, persist, or maintain pace (see 12.00E3). 4. Adapt or manage oneself (see 12.00E4).
Body system category
12.00 Mental Disorders
Common denial reason
Eating disorder claims are often denied when BMI, treatment history, or complications do not meet listing requirements despite diagnosis.

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