Judge Kurt D Schuman is an Administrative Law Judge in the Billings Hearing Office in Montana

The statistics below are based on publicly available Social Security Administration hearing data and show how this judge’s outcomes compare to office, state, and national averages.

Judge Statistics

Based on FY 2013 data  ·  18 hearing decisions

Approval rates reflect aggregated hearing outcomes and can vary based on case type, evidence, and procedural factors. They do not predict the outcome of individual cases.

22%
Case Approval Rate
53%
Office Average
53%
Montana Average
49%
National Average

Approval rate by year

These values represent historical hearing outcomes for this judge based on Social Security Administration data and may vary by year depending on case mix and reporting changes.

Fiscal Year
Approval Rate
Denials
Dismissals
Decision Count
2025 43% 31% 26% 174
2020 38% 42% 21% 151
2019 27% 47% 26% 235
2018 31% 41% 28% 176
2017 32% 40% 29% 409
2016 33% 42% 25% 449
2015 36% 35% 29% 129
2015 39% 44% 17% 361
2015 50% 0% 50% 2
2014 25% 59% 16% 69
2014 39% 38% 22% 468
2013 22% 78% 0% 18
2013 43% 39% 18% 539

Disability Judges displays only verified years currently available in the underlying dataset. Gaps between years do not necessarily indicate inactivity by the judge and may reflect limitations in publicly available historical source data. Not every fiscal year may be represented.

Office assignment history

These values represent historical hearing outcomes for this judge based on Social Security Administration data and may vary by year depending on case mix and reporting changes.

Fiscal Year
Office
2013 Billings (Current)
Additional judge statistics

These statistics provide additional context about hearing outcomes and case processing.
They describe aggregated activity and are not intended to be used in isolation.

297 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
16%
Dismissal
Rate
30%
Denied
Rate

All statistics on this page are derived from publicly available Social Security Administration hearing data and are intended to provide a general summary of historical outcomes.