Each and every year, thousands of Ohio Social Security Disability applicants submit their disability applications to the Social Security Administration expecting to be approved for benefits in a matter of months. Unfortunately, nearly three-fourths of these applicants are denied at the initial stage of the application process and even more are denied at the initial reconsideration stage of appeals and have to request a hearing.
While some states are able to schedule disability hearings in a matter of months, almost all Ohio Social Security Disability applicants must wait more than a year to obtain a hearing before an ALJ. Depending on which area of the state you live in, it can take anywhere from 501 to 605 days to be scheduled for a disability hearing.
The SSA's Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, commonly referred to as ODAR, is the agency responsible for overseeing the SSA's Social Security Disability hearings. The area in which you live determines which ODAR office handles your Social Security Disability case, and will also play a role in how long you will have to wait before you have your case heard before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
Akron, OH ODAR
121 South Main Street
4th Floor
Akron, Ohio 44308
Phone: (866) 708-3209
Fax: (330) 535-6052
The ODAR office located in Akron, Ohio takes nine and a half months to schedule a hearing and is responsible for scheduling the hearings for the local offices in:
2 S Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
800-772-1213
2166 Roming Rd
Akron, OH 44320
800-772-1213
1370 Market Ave, N
Canton, OH 44714
330-489-4457
4035 N Jefferson St
Medina, OH 44256
800-772-1213
2419 East High Ave
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
866-731-4236
444 Enterprise Pkwy
Ravenna, OH 44266
330-296-7427
258 E Market St
1st Floor
Warren, OH 44481
330-399-7518
1985 Eagle Pass
Wooster, OH 44691
330-264-0771
254 E Federal St
Youngstown, OH 44503
330-747-1496
Cincinnati, OH ODAR
Enquirer Building, Suite 2100
312 Elm Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Phone: (513) 361-0250
Fax: (513) 361-0282
It takes this office an average of 501 days to schedule a disability hearing. The Cincinnati ODAR office schedules the disability hearings for the offices in:
1050 Hospital Drive
Batavia, OH 45103
800-772-1213
550 Main Street
Room 2000
Cincinnati, OH 45202
800-772-1213
15 E Sunnybrook Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45237
800-772-1213
2455 State Route 160
Gallipolis, OH 45631
740-446-7660
6553 Winford Avenue
Hamilton, OH 45011
800-772-1213
405 S Third Street
Ironton, OH 45638
740-533-1200
921 Fourth Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
866-613-3961
Cleveland, OH ODAR
US Bank Centre, 7th Floor
1350 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Phone: (877) 402-0822
Fax: (216) 522-3344
The Cleveland ODAR office takes this office an average of 531 days to schedule a disability hearing is responsible for scheduling the hearings for:
4815 State Rd
Ashtabula, OH 44004
800-772-1213
2519 Detroit Ave
Cleveland, OH 44113
800-772-1213
Room 793 AJC Fed Building
1240 E 9th Street
Cleveland, OH 44199
800-772-1213
11601 Shaker Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44120
800-772-1213
14930 St. Clair Ave
Cleveland, OH 44110
800-772-1213
22802 Lakeshore Blvd
Euclid, OH 44123
800-772-1213
300 Broadway
Lorain, OH 44052
800-772-1213
55 W Jackson St
Painesville, OH 44077
800-772-1213
Columbus, OH ODAR
401 North Front Street, Room 400
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 469-7404
Fax: (614) 469-6786
The average processing time for this office is 605 days and services:
44 Stoneridge Drive
Chillicothe, OH 45601
740-775-0206
4177 E Broad St
Columbus, OH 43213
866-592-0733
Room 225 Fed Bldg
200 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
614-469-6855
1060 Georgesville Rd
Columbus, OH 43228
614-274-9628
252 Venture Place
Lancaster, OH 43130
740-654-2645
1287 South Trimble Rd
Mansfield, OH 44907
419-522-8425
1363 Wellness Dr
Marion, OH 43302
740-389-3140
125 Derby Downs Rd
Newark, OH 43055
866-592-2558
3823 James Court
Zanesville, OH 43701
740-452-7539
Dayton, OH ODAR
10 N Ludlow Street, Suite 800
Courthouse Plaza SW
Dayton, Ohio 45402
Phone: (937) 225-7233
Fax: (937) 225-7701
The average processing time for the Dayton ODAR office is 557 days. It serves the offices in:
Room 209, Federal Bldg
200 W 2nd Street
Dayton, OH 45202
888-329-5724
4375 Hoover Ave
Dayton, OH 45417
937-263-0450
7344 Pearl Road
Suite 101
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
800-772-1213
277 S Looney Rd
Piqua, OH 45356
866-931-2520
2026 W Main Street
Springfield, OH 45504
937-325-0674
80 N Progress Dr
Xenia, OH 45385
937-372-9813
Toledo, OH ODAR
One Sea Gate Center, 13th Floor
Toledo, Ohio 43604
Phone: (866) 783-7304
Fax: (419) 241-8234
It takes this office an average of fifteen months to schedule a disability hearing. The Toledo ODAR office handles the disability hearings for:
745 Innovation Drive
Bowling Green, OH 43402
866-931-7674
205 E Second Street
Defiance, OH 43512
419-782-3950
1720 E Melrose Drive
Findlay, OH 45840
419-423-9373
2220 Enterprise Street
Fremont, OH 43420
419-334-9771
401 West North St
Federal Bldg
Lima, OH 45801
419-228-7401
200 Hancock St
Sandusky, OH 44870
866-588-7397
Four Seagate
Suite 1000
Toledo, OH 43604
866-331-2196
5151 Monroe St
Suite 112 W
Toledo, OH 43623
419-843-7751
Disability Determination Services (DDS): Ohio
The DDS is the agency that makes a determination on your initial claim. You can submit a claim either online or at your local SSA office. Listed below is the contact info for DDS office in the state of Ohio:
P.O. Box 359001
Columbus, Ohio 43235-9001
Phone: 614-438-1500
Fax: 800-282-4550
