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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
State Profile
Connecticut
CT · Region BOS
DDS approval rate
43.1%
+3.3 pts vs national
DDS approval rate
43.1%
National: 39.8%
3-year change
+2.8 pts
Annual receipts
18,336
FY2024
Hearing offices
2
15 ALJs
Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-02
Initial receipts
1,583
Initial determinations
1,424
Initial allowance rate
41.5%
Initial pending
4,944
Recon determinations
450
Recon allowance rate
16.7%
Hearing offices in Connecticut
ALJs in Connecticut (15)
Sorted by approval rate.
| Judge | Office | Approval | Decisions | Awards | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemoine, Brian W | WHITE PLAINS | 75.3% | 162 | 122 | |
| Noel, John | HARTFORD | 73.2% | 339 | 248 | |
| Boyd, Eskunder | NEW HAVEN | 69.2% | 428 | 296 | |
| Bell, Stephan | BUFFALO | 64.7% | 201 | 130 | |
| Pantuso, Gina | JERSEY CITY | 60.6% | 264 | 160 | |
| Alger, Ryan A | HARTFORD | 59.4% | 293 | 174 | |
| Bonsangue, Louis | HARTFORD | 56.9% | 353 | 201 | |
| Ramos, John P | SYRACUSE | 55.5% | 191 | 106 | |
| Sweeney, Edward F | HARTFORD | 53.4% | 367 | 196 | |
| Kuperstein, Matthew | NEW HAVEN | 50.4% | 230 | 116 | |
| Borre, Alexander P | HARTFORD | 49.0% | 353 | 173 | |
| Harrington, I. K | NEW HAVEN | 48.4% | 283 | 137 | |
| Michalec Olszewski, Lau | WHITE PLAINS | 46.3% | 95 | 44 | |
| Thomas, Ronald J | NEW HAVEN | 38.5% | 195 | 75 | |
| Molleur, John T | NEW HAVEN | 35.7% | 168 | 60 |
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