SSDI approval odds for mental disorders in PR.

PR’s DDS approves 45.5% of initial claims — 6.7 points abovethe national median. Here’s how mental disorders claims tend to move through the process here.

PR initial DDS approval

45.5%

vs national median 38.8% · above by 6.7 points · +3.4 pts over 3 yrs

National allowance rate by stage · FY2024

Initial application30.8%

Reconsideration12.1%

Hearing46.5%

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Source: SSA public datasets · Updated 2026-06-18. Not legal advice. State DDS rate is the latest SSA fiscal-year figure; stage allowance rates are national. Figures are historical aggregates, not a prediction of any individual claim.