The most recent processing statistics for the 3 Indiana Offices of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) are out.  The good news is that the Evansville ODAR is one of the most efficient offices in the nation in terms of processing time, ranking 7th out of the 143 ODARS in the nation.  The bad news is that Indianapolis and Ft. Wayne continue to rank as two of the lowest in the nation (130th and 135th out of 143, respectively).   Indianapolis ODAR is trying to speed up its processing time by sending some cases to other offices to be “worked up” (i.e., get ready for hearing).  December’s numbers suggest that this approach seems to working because the Indy ODAR had been ranking 139th the month before.

Here are the processing times for each of the 3 Indiana ODARS as of December 2, 2009:

Indianapolis — 579 days

Ft. Wayne — 593 days

Evansville — 298 days