PR.

Roughly 9,468 new disability claims are filed in PR each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $13M annually.

Annual DDS intake

9,468

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

45.5%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

447 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$13M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

Judges currently on the bench in PR hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.

ALJ	Office	Approval	Decisions
Viera-Vargas, Angel X	SAN JUAN	85.5%	124
Quinones-Regalado, Yeli	SAN JUAN	85.0%	306
Haaversen, Hortensia	SAN JUAN	76.9%	308
Diaz, Ruy V	SAN JUAN	76.1%	255
Torres, Judith	SAN JUAN	73.7%	251

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

SAN JUAN413 days
PONCE480 days

Slowest

PONCE480 days
SAN JUAN413 days

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Methodology · Figures reflect SSA public data through the latest release. Fee pool estimates annualize DDS intake at a conservative 20% retention rate with a 75% cap hit on retained backpay — not a performance guarantee. Approval rates describe historical decisions, not likelihoods on individual cases.