Florida Social Security Disability

According to the National Ranking Report for April, the Orlando ODAR office has a processing time of approximately 509 days, or nearly 17 months from the time that a hearing is requested until a hearing is scheduled.  This ranking is 78th out of a total of 142 offices.  In Florida, […]

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The hearing office has received many requests from the hearing office in Denver to provide cases for potential on-the record (OTR) decisions.  The Orlando ODAR office is currently sending some on the record requests that attorneys have sent for consideration.
Additionally, the Orlando office is extremely pleased because there has […]

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The Orlando Office of Disability Adjudication and Review is currently working cases with a Request for Hearing filed in July 2007.  If your Request for Hearing was filed on or before July of 2007 we expect to have a notice of hearing in the near future.  The Orlando office received several […]

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When you file a claim for disability, you must tell the Social Security Administration what is preventing you from being able to work.  This could be pain, it could be depression, it could be any of a variety of medical conditions.  The main thing a judge will look for when evaluating your […]

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If you are scheduled for a Social Security Disability/SSI hearing in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) – BE PREPARED!  The ALJ must review the evidence that has been submitted in your claim and determine from that evidence and your testimony how your disabling conditions affect your ability to work.  Medical source statements from […]

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