20 CFR 416.985
§ 416.985 How we evaluate other visual impairments.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 416.985, § 416.985 How we evaluate other visual impairments, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/79465
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If you are not blind as defined in the law, we will evaluate a visual impairment the same as we evaluate other impairments in determining disability. Although you will not qualify for benefits on the basis of blindness, you may still be eligible for benefits if we find that you are disabled as defined in §§ 416.905 through 416.907.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.