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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public

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West Virginia

WV · Region PHL

DDS approval rate

34.2%

-5.6 pts vs national

DDS approval rate

34.2%

National: 39.8%

3-year change

+3.5 pts

Annual receipts

16,634

FY2024

Hearing offices

3

17 ALJs

Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-02

Initial receipts

1,308

Initial determinations

1,475

Initial allowance rate

37.0%

Initial pending

4,504

Recon determinations

757

Recon allowance rate

17.7%

Hearing offices in West Virginia

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
CHARLESTON WV532541,13358.9%7
MORGANTOWN1062901,19158.1%6
HUNTINGTON WV1323181,28648.9%4

ALJs in West Virginia (17)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Bawolek, Valerie ACHARLESTON WV77.5%8062
Buel, Sr., Toby JCHARLESTON WV76.5%153117
Preston, SusanMORGANTOWN75.5%11083
Crislip, M. DCHARLESTON WV70.2%440309
Crockett, BrianMORGANTOWN63.5%367233
Galloway, ChristopherCHARLESTON WV59.7%447267
Wells, MelindaHUNTINGTON WV57.1%219125
Carpenter, ReginaMORGANTOWN56.0%10961
La Vicka, Jeffrey PMORGANTOWN54.4%338184
Kostol, Karen BMORGANTOWN52.3%8846
Hodges, MariaHUNTINGTON WV51.5%464239
Hajjar, ChristinaHUNTINGTON WV51.1%413211
Mullins, Breinne ACHARLESTON WV50.0%18291
Milanes, Juan EMORGANTOWN47.1%17482
Serafin, Francine ACHARLESTON WV45.5%389177
Brown, NathanCHARLESTON WV37.1%12446
Meade, JerryHUNTINGTON WV33.7%25887