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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public

Market opportunity · CT

Prime market

Connecticut.

Roughly 18,336 new disability claims are filed in Connecticut each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $25M annually.

Annual DDS intake

18,336

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

43.1%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

268 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$25M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

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

ALJOfficeApprovalDecisions
Lemoine, Brian WHARTFORD78.9%298
Noel, JohnHARTFORD67.6%349
Boyd, EskunderNEW HAVEN59.5%365
Alger, RyanHARTFORD56.7%208
Bonsangue, LouisHARTFORD55.1%332

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

  • HARTFORD254 days
  • NEW HAVEN282 days

Slowest

  • NEW HAVEN282 days
  • HARTFORD254 days

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.