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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public

State Profile

PR

PR · Region NYC

DDS approval rate

45.5%

+5.7 pts vs national

DDS approval rate

45.5%

National: 39.8%

3-year change

+3.4 pts

Annual receipts

11,037

FY2024

Hearing offices

2

14 ALJs

Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-02

Initial receipts

789

Initial determinations

893

Initial allowance rate

40.9%

Initial pending

2,851

Recon determinations

341

Recon allowance rate

11.4%

Hearing offices in PR

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
SAN JUAN1614132,56366.9%14
PONCE162480079.6%4

ALJs in PR (14)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Viera-Vargas, Angel XSAN JUAN85.5%124106
Quinones-Regalado, YeliSAN JUAN85.0%306260
Haaversen, HortensiaSAN JUAN76.9%308237
Diaz, Ruy VSAN JUAN76.1%255194
Torres, JudithSAN JUAN73.7%251185
Sepulveda Anavitarte, JSAN JUAN73.0%230168
Pico, Gerardo RSAN JUAN72.3%11986
Quant, Maria ESAN JUAN70.1%264185
Planas, LuciannetteSAN JUAN67.0%288193
Wyatt, Kimberly OSAN JUAN61.1%203124
Perez, Lissette CSAN ANTONIO57.4%277159
Morales, LiviaSAN JUAN49.0%353173
Gautier, RosaelSAN JUAN48.3%234113
Milanes, Juan EMORGANTOWN47.1%17482