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Disability Determination Services (DDS) by State

Every state has a Disability Determination Services agency that decides Social Security disability claims for SSA at the first two levels: the initial application and reconsideration. Pick your state for the phone number, address and official website.

StateAgencyPhone (professional relations)
AlabamaDisability Determination Services800-292-8106
AlaskaDisability Determination Services1-855-953-9680
American SamoaFederal Disability Office - Guam—
ArizonaDisability Determination Services800-352-0409
ArkansasDisability Determinations for SSA501-682-3030
CaliforniaDisability Determination Service Division916-285-8900
ColoradoDisability Determination Services1-800-332-8087
ConnecticutDisability Determination Services855-953-9716
DelawareDisability Determination Services866-778-5364
District of ColumbiaDisability Determination Division202-442-8519
FloridaDivision of Disability Determinations877-424-9533
GeorgiaDisability Adjudication Services800-252-7485, ext. 2759
GuamFederal Disability Office - Guam—
HawaiiDisability Determination Branch855-953-9746, ext 76194
IdahoDisability Determination Services800-626-2681
IllinoisBureau of Disability Services800-225-3607
IndianaIndiana Disability Determination Bureau800-622-4968
IowaDisability Determination Services Bureau800-532-1223
KansasDisability Determination Services785-267-4440
KentuckyKentucky Disability Determination Services502-595-4404
LouisianaDisability Determination Services800-256-2288
MaineDisability Determination Services207-287-9600
MarylandDisability Determination Services410-308-4336
MassachusettsDisability Determination Services617-727-1600
MichiganDisability Determination Services800-366-3404
MinnesotaDisability Determination Services651-259-7700
MississippiMississippi Disability Determination Services601-853-5577
MissouriDisability Determination Services573-290-5710
MontanaDisability Determination Bureau406-444-3054
NebraskaDisability Determinations Section402-471-2961
NevadaBureau of Disability Adjudication800-882-4430
New HampshireDisability Determination Service603-271-3341
New JerseyDivision of Disability Determinations833-833-2269 x05740
New MexicoDisability Determination Services505-841-5600
New YorkDisability Determination Services855-953-8713 Ext 71061
North CarolinaDisability Determination Services1-866-542-8113
North DakotaDisability Determination Services800-543-2048
Northern Mariana IslandsFederal Disability Office - Guam—
OhioOpportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities800-282-2695
OklahomaDisability Determination Division800-877-9977
OregonDisability Determination Services503-986-5100
PennsylvaniaBureau of Disability Determination724-836-5100
Puerto RicoDisability Determination Services787-763-8989
Rhode IslandDisability Determination Services401-222-3182
South CarolinaDisability Determination Services803-896-6400
South DakotaDisability Determination Services800-658-2272
TennesseeTennessee Disability Determinations Services866-776-3193
TexasDisability Determination Services800-252-9627
U.S. Virgin IslandsSSA Disability Center - VI—
UtahDisability Determination Services801-321-6500
VermontDisability Determination Services802-241-2463
VirginiaDisability Determination Services703-934-7408
WashingtonDivision of Disability Determination Services1-800-562-6074
West VirginiaDisability Determination Section304-343-5055
WisconsinDisability Determination Bureau608-266-1565
WyomingDisability Determination Services307-777-7341

Frequently asked questions

What is Disability Determination Services (DDS)?

DDS are state agencies, funded by the Social Security Administration, that decide whether applicants for SSDI and SSI are medically disabled at the initial and reconsideration levels.

How do I contact my DDS?

Use the phone number on the letters you received about your claim, or the numbers for your state listed here. DDS offices usually do not take walk-in visits.