Monthly Flow of SSDI Claims Filed in 2006–2012. Notes: We do not include as appeals claims that were initially allowed but subsequently appealed. There are 300 claims per month of this type (for a total of 22,460 applications during the sample period). Also, in this figure, we do not include as reconsiderations claims that were filed in prototype states but received a reconsideration in a non-prototype state. Prototype states are Alabama, Alaska, California (LA North and LA West Only), Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, and Pennsylvania.