ODAR Delays Continue to Shrink
March 11, 2010
Author: Catherine M. Callery (Kate)| Louise M. Tarantino
Recent editions of the Disability Law News have reported on ODAR (Office of Disability Adjudication and Review) average processing times from hearing request to decision. Statistics for the month ending December 25, 2009, are listed below. The numbers in parentheses are the rankings and processing times for the period ending October 2009. The “rank” represents the office’s position among the 142 ODARs nationwide, ranging from shortest (1) to longest (142) processing time.
|
RANK |
ODAR |
DAYS |
|
9 (3) |
Brooklyn |
302 (268) |
|
26 (24) |
Jericho |
347 (354) |
|
42 (85) |
Rochester |
387 (468) |
|
44 (59) |
Queens |
390 (421) |
|
62 (84) |
Albany |
420 (466) |
|
67 (75) |
White Plains |
430 (451) |
|
93 (91) |
New York |
469 (490) |
|
125 (125) |
Bronx |
546 (557) |
|
125 (133) |
Syracuse |
546 (576) |
|
135 (131) |
Buffalo |
576 (573) |
Similar statistics, including waiting periods by number of months, are now available at http://www.ssa.gov/appeals/publicusefiles.html.
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