The processing time for Indianapolis Social Security Disability Hearings at the Office of Adjudication and Review (ODAR) has fallen again. As reported elsewhere on this site, in November 2009, the number of days from the filing of a Request for Hearing until the case was completed at the hearing site averaged 579 days. In April [...]
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Processing Time for Indianapolis Social Security Disability Hearings Falls Again!
May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Delay, General, Hearings, SSA
Tags: Adjudication·Benefit From·Claimant·Disability Benefits·Disability Claim·Disability Hearings·Evansville Indiana·Ft Wayne·Ft Wayne Indiana·Heariings·Indianapolis·Indianapolis Office·Odar·Postings·Processing Time·Social Security·Social Security Disability
Indianapolis Social Security Disability Cases Appeal Processing Time Continues to Fall!
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Delay, General, Hearings, SSA, Social Security Disability Benefits Denial Indiana
The processing time for appeals that go to hearing in Indianapolis continues to fall. At the end of November 2009, the average processing time from the Request for Hearing was 579 days. In June of 2008 it was 896 days and in April 2009 it was 738 days. As I noted in my June 12, [...]
Tags: Appeals·Disability·Disability Cases·Hearing Office·Hearings·Indianapolis·Processing Time·Service Areas·Social Security·Social Security Disability·SSA·Valparaiso·Waiting Times
Social Security Disability and Computer Usage
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Attorney Representation, General, Hearings, SSA, Social Security Disability Benefits Denial Indiana
There are rumors that an administrative law judge stated in a seminar that he went on line and researched to see if the claimant had job applications pending during the claim. The speculation is that the ALJ is using on-line research skills to see if current resumes are being posted by the claimants. Why would [...]
Tags: Administrative Law Judge·Alj·Claimant·Claimants·Computer Skills·Computer Usage·Day Job·Disability System·Earnings Records·Facebook·Group Web·Indianapolis·Myspace·News Media·Old Adage·Resumes·Social Security·Social Security Disability·Speculation·Support Group
Indianapolis Social Security Disability Cases Appeal Processing Time April 2009
June 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Delay, General, Hearings, Medical Treatment, SSA
The good news is that the processing time for appeals that go to hearing in Indianapolis has fallen when compared to the times from June 2008. The average processing time in Indianapolis measured from the Request for Hearing was 896 days at the end of June 2008. At the end of April 2009, the average [...]
Tags: Appeals·April·Bad News·Burden of Proof·Delay·Disability·Disability Cases·Disability Claim·Hearings·Indianapolis·Long Wait·medcial treatment·Medical Condition·Processing Time·Social Security·Social Security Disability
Indiana To Have Additional Hearing Office for Social Security Disability Claim Appeals
June 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Delay, General, Hearings, SSA
According to David V. Foster, Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, in his June 5, 2009 Deputy Commissioner Broadcast to Social Security employees, Indiana will have an additional hearing office to hear appeals of denials of Social Security Disability claims. The new office is to be in Valparaiso, IN and is supposed to be up and [...]
Tags: Appeals·Backlog·Broadcast·David Foster·Denials·Deputy Commissioner·Disability·Disability Claim·Disability Claims·Hearing Office·Hearings·Rules·Security Employees·Social Security·Social Security Disability·SSA·Valparaiso