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The Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) is responsible for holding hearings and issuing decisions as part of the Social Security Administration's process for determining whether or not a person may receive benefits. ODAR directs a nationwide field organization staffed with Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) who conduct impartial "de novo" hearings and make decisions on appealed determinations involving retirement, survivors, disability, and supplemental security income. Through the Appeals Council, ODAR also reviews ALJ decisions on appeal by claimants or on its own motion and issues the final agency decision on such cases. ODAR is one of the largest administrative adjudicative systems in the world. Within ODAR, more than 1,100 Administrative Law Judges enter over 500,000 decisions at the hearing level. At the last decisional level, the Appeals Council renders the Agency's final decision. The Agency official responsible for the administration of this enormous adjudicative system is Lisa de Soto, the Deputy Commissioner for Disability Adjudication and Review. The Office of Disability Adjudication and Review is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. There are two primary organizational components within ODAR -- Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge and the Office of Appellate Operations.
There are additional organizational units that support ODAR's mission. Those components are grouped under two broad headings -- Program Management and Administrative Management.
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