The disability approval rate varies depending on the level at which the claim is being reviewed. Case heard by Administrative Law Judges are approved at a rate of approximately fifty per cent while those cases on appeal or on reconsideration are approved a significantly lower rate. Where the claim is reviewed affected the approval rate. Cases considered by the Disability Determination Services are often more readily approved than those considered by ALJs. DDS and SSI are federal programs reviewed by employees who may be too subjective and not objective in their assessments of case related medical information.