No one said that everyone gets denied the first time, it was more like 90% (100% would be everyone). And even when someone fits all the criteria, they can still get denied several times. They will find every excuse in the book to deny someone--even if it means they have to lie, which is what the judge did in my case. When I got the "notice of unfavorable decision," it was full of lies; she was accusing me of saying all kinds of things I never said and twisted a lot of my words around, and even claimed certain things were on my medical records that I know were not. I had to read it over several times to make sure I was reading it correctly, and even thought she got my case mixed up with someone else's. Even my attorney was shocked because the things the judge put in the notice were so bizarre. I suggest you do some research and you will find that your case is the exception, not the rule.