Hearing
Hearing
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Social Security Disability for Hearing Loss
Social Security grants disability for profound hearing loss in both ears.
Balance
Balance
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Can You Get Social Security Disability for Vertigo?
If you have vertigo with other symptoms related to vestibular balance disorder, you may be able to get disability benefits.
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Is Disability Available for Meniere's Disease?
A combination of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss can make you eligible for Social Security disability benefits.
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Disability for Acoustic Neuroma: Benefits and Filing Information
While there is no specific listing for acoustic neuroma, Social Security's blue book has a listing for "disturbances of labyrinthine-vestibular function."
Speech
Speech
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Speech Disorders and Getting Disability
If other people can't understand your speech, you might qualify for Social Security disability.
Vision
Vision
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Filing for Disability for Partial or Total Blindness
If you have have low vision or are partially, legally, or totally blind, you may be able to qualify for Social Security disability benefits through the Social Security Administration (SSA).
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How to Get Disability for Loss of Peripheral Vision (Visual Field)
You can qualify for disability benefits if you've got a very narrow field of vision.
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Getting Social Security Disability Benefits for Keratoconus
Learn when vision loss from corneal damage is enough to qualify for SSDI or SSI disability benefits.
Questions on Getting Disability for Vision Problems
Questions on Getting Disability for Vision Problems
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Social Security Disability and Low Vision
Social Security evaluates low vision in the same manner as legal blindness.
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Can I Get Disability Benefits for Macular Degeneration?
Disability benefits are awarded based on how poor your vision is and how your vision limits your abilities.
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Can You Get Social Security Disability Benefits for Glaucoma?
If your glaucoma has severely affected your central or peripheral vision, you could qualify for disability.
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Palinopsia: Can I Get Disability Benefits?
When palinopsia causes near constant visual disturbances that cloud your vision, you may be able to get disability benefits.
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Can I Get Disability Based on Retinitis Pigmentosa Damage?
Social Security will grant disability benefits for those whose peripheral vision and/or central vision is severely affected by retinitis pigmentosa.
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Can I Get Disability for Poor Eyesight?
The Social Security Administration assesses vision problems by looking at your vision in your better (stronger) eye.