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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.