Hi, Im trying to get a little reassurance about hearing wait times. The average wait time for the ODAR office in my area is 16 months. This is according to the statistics on the SS website for yhe month of December. It has been 20 months since my appeal hearing was requested. I checked with my lawyer who said my file was active and at the odar office. I realize "average" means some took longer :-). I just wondered if anyone else here had to wait a much longer time than average for a hearing or what would cause it to take longer.