Applying for benefits is easy but does require a lot of paper work. If you are applying for Social Security Disability
you have several options. You can call 1-800-772-1213 and make an appointment at your local SSA office. You
can also apply on-line from the
SSA website. You can also get a lawyer to help you with your application and he or she will submit it for you. If you are
applying for SSI you should make an appointment at your local Office. If you want to know what
information you will need to apply for ssdi or ssi see my page on the subject.
Most people want to know what their chances are of winning. This is a difficult
question to answer because every case is so different but I will provide the percentage of cases that were denied at application
and reconsideration for the state of AL for the year 2006. The denial rate at the initial level was 71.8% and at reconsideration
it was 73.2%. This can be discouraging but usually your chance of success is improved at the hearing level. If
you want some tips on
how to win your claim for Social Security Disability see my page that covers this.
In this section you will find the address of the AL ODAR offices. This is were the hearings are held by Administrative
Law Judges. I have also listed the local SSA offices that send thier cases to that particular office for hearings.
Below each ODAR you will also find the average time in days it takes for a claim to be processed at that level.
SSA, Office of Disability Adjudication
and Review
950
22nd Street North
4th Floor, Medical Forum Building
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Telephone:(800) 940-0923
Fax:(205)
731-0042
Services the following Social Security
Field Offices:
ALABAMA:
Albertville,
Anniston, Bessemer, Birmingham Downtown, Birmingham East, Gadsden, Jasper, Talladega, Tuscaloosa
Average processing time
in days is 568 days.
SSA, Office of Disability Adjudication and
Review
Walnut
Street Executive Center
204 South Walnut, Suite D
Florence, Alabama 35630
Telephone:(256) 766-7870
Fax:(256)
764-6278
Services the following Social Security
Field Offices:
ALABAMA:
Cullman, Decatur, Florence,
Huntsville
Average processing time in days is 422 days.
SSA, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review
550 Government St., Suite 200
Mobile, Alabama 36602
Telephone:(251) 441-5441
Fax:(251) 441-5993
Services the following Social Security Field Offices:
ALABAMA:
Andalusia, Dothan, Fairhope, Jackson, Mobile
Average
processing time is 469 days.
SSA, Office of Disability
Adjudication and Review
3381 Atlanta Highway
Montgomery, Alabama 36109
Telephone:(334) 223-7503
Fax:(334)
223-7069
Services the following Social Security
Field Offices:
ALABAMA:
Alexander City, Montgomery,
Opelika, Selma, Troy
Average processing time is 579 days.
