Robert J RyanOdar Office, Administrative Law Judge
For the 2018 *fiscal year, Judge Robert J Ryan has disposed 21 cases at the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. Out of those 21 dispostions, 7 were dismissed, 9 were approved and 5 were denied. This means that the percentage of depositions that Judge Robert J Ryan has approved in PHILADELPHIA for the 2018 fiscal year is 23%. The information below for Judge Robert J Ryan was last updated on 04/28/2023.
AVERAGE STATISTICS
| Office | *Fiscal Year | Total Depositions | Total Decisions | Total Denials | Total Awards | Cases Dismissed | Cases Approved | Cases Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILADELPHIA | 2018 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 33% | 43% | 24% |
| PHILADELPHIA | 2019 | 490 | 380 | 219 | 161 | 22% | 33% | 45% |
| PHILADELPHIA | 2020 | 328 | 252 | 126 | 126 | 23% | 38% | 38% |
AVERAGE TIME
| Dismissed | Approved | Denied | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Ryan | No Stats for FY2020 | ||
| All ALJs in PHILADELPHIA | 19% | 50% | 31% |
| All ALJs in PENNSYLVANIA | 19% | 42% | 40% |
| All ALJs in the Nation | 18% | 45% | 38% |
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Update I seen this judge in April 2023, its late October 2023 and he will not make a decision in my case. It’s been almost 3 years since I filed for disability and having my hearing over 6 months ago. In that time my neighbor who filed for disability less than a year ago was approved. He has a bad knee. He’s had no surgeries, no injection, take no pain meds just walks with a cane. So to say they’re backlogged is a lie. Now I’ve had L5-S1 anterior fusion that failed. So I needed a L5-S1 anterior revision fusion. I had a left side SI joint fusion and a C5-C7 fusion. I’ve had many spinal injections and ablations. All this just to keep me moving and on my feet. I have an aggressive degenerative joint disease. Seems auto immune or sumn. It’s doesn’t get better with age it gets worse. I digress, your honor make a decision on the case. You may not like me for personal reasons but you still have a duty. But you’re obviously stalling and that’s derelict of duty. And if you know a surgeon who can fix me, I’d gladly give him a shot. I do know with Medicare I can afford better doctors. Thanks
Update I seen this judge in April 2023, its late October 2023 and he will not make a decision in my case. It’s been almost 3 years since I filed for disability and having my hearing over 6 months ago. In that time my neighbor who filed for disability less than a year ago was approved. He has a bad knee. He’s had no surgeries, no injection, take no pain meds just walks with a cane. So to say they’re backlogged is a lie. Now I’ve had L5-S1 anterior fusion that failed. So I needed a L5-S1 anterior revision fusion. I had a left side SI joint fusion and a C5-C7 fusion. I’ve had many spinal injections and ablations. All this just to keep me moving and on my feet. I have an aggressive degenerative joint disease. Seems auto immune or sumn. It’s doesn’t get better with age it gets worse. I digress, your honor make a decision on the case. You may not like me for personal reasons but you still have a duty. But you’re obviously stalling and that’s derelict of duty. And if you know a surgeon who can fix me, I’d gladly give him a shot. I do know with Medicare I can afford better doctors. Thanks
I seen this Jude 3 months ago and still waiting for his decision. Although at that hearing he didn’t ask me a lot of questions. My medical records spoke for me, 3 spinal fusions and Si joint fusion, ablations and many injections and two failed fusions. He didn’t ask for any further exams at the hearing. And his vocational expert said, their are no jobs. I have an aggressive autoimmune disease eating away at my joints. Compounded with trauma. Btw all these surgeries was performed while waiting for disability and after seeing the SSA paid IMA group doctors 3 times. They use IMA not your treating physician to deny your claim, sorry. I’ve been to IMA after surgery still wearing my cervical neck collar and lumbar brace and their doctors said I’m not disabled. Denied! Had another surgery went before IMA group and was denied again. So now after another lumbar fusion and si joint fusion they want me back at IMA? Back story and how things work. I sued the city of Philadelphia and their paid medical witnesses job was to tell judge and jury I wasn’t injured that bad. So since this judge doesn’t want to use my treating physicians and surgeons positive supporting reports to deny my claim, he’ll use their paid IMA physicians report who don’t know me. I am SSA text book disabled. This is the city of Philadelphia get back.
Denied by this judge for a second time. The first time his reason for denying me was all about finances because my taxes had been filed incorrectly. I was told that if we had them corrected then that should clear everything up. Ended up having to spend money that we don’t have to get them corrected. Waited for over a year for my appeal & a new hearing only to be denied again. Somehow this time though he claims that I’m not disabled. He blatantly dismissed my doctor’s letter even calling his opinion into question. Last time I checked this judge’s credentials he doesn’t hold a medical degree. Honestly this ruling didn’t come as a surprise because I could tell from his demeanor that he had no intention of listening or understanding my medical condition. He also seemed to ask a lot of questions about my husband’s earnings & seemed to hold that against me too.
Oh well. Lost. Turn the heat off buckle down. At least 3 more years of animal living and soup kitchens. Wish I had the courage to end it. But I will reapply. This time with lawyer. What’s another couple years. Who needs money. F. Guess u can’t blame judge. Without a lawyer I was an easy no. But it was the same when I had a lawyer. I dunno.
Not sure. I think he was my judge. My ICM never showed. I couldn’t find an attorney to work with me. My treatment was scattered. I was in special ed in high school. They said borderline personality back then and told my mom I’d never fit in or work.
I’d say I did ok. I did work. But now I feel I’m out of steam. I cried the whole hearing. I’m a 6ft man so I looked pathetic. Embarrassing. I just hope I win. I’m literally starving some days. I was chronically homeless and mental according to city. So I get help w housing. But I can’t afford bills.
I also have a drug use history. Like a chicken or egg scenario.
Judge was really supportive. So much better than last time. The site says they made a decision. I hope it’s good .
Judge Ryan gave me a fair hearing without an attorney regardless of what the decision is it was a fair hearing and that’s all we can ask for in this climate of trying to get approved for social security disability insurance.
At my SSA appeal hearing Judge Ryan was straightforward and respectful. He asked me a few questions and dutifully handled a somewhat contentious discussion between my attorney and the court-appointed social worker. I was more impressed with Judge Ryan than with my own somewhat disappointing counsel. A month after the hearing I received a judicial order to submit to a CE & Orthopedic Exam. Now two months since my hearing I was informed that a decision has been made and it is in the Decision Writing phase. I am thus anxiously waiting for a decision. And regardless of the decision, Judge Ryan did order a further medical test, rather than summarily dismissing my case. I am hopeful for a positive decision, but at least I take some comfort in believing that Judge Ryan at least has taken my case serious. Wish me luck! Lol.