Vision and Hearing Problems

Hearing Loss: When Does Social Security Award Disability?

Social Security grants disability for profound hearing loss in both ears.

Disability Benefits for Reduced Vision or Hearing Function

Social Security must consider the effect of vision or hearing problems on your capacity to function at work.

Is Social Security or SSI Disability Available for Vertigo?

Vertigo is sometimes listed on a claimant's application for Social Security disability benefits, usually in connection to a vestibular balance disorder, Meniere's disease, or an unspecified inner ear problem.

Is Disability Available for Meniere's Disease?

A combination of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss can make you eligible for Social Security disability benefits.

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 Disorders and Getting Disability

Social Security is likely to consider you disabled if your speech can't be understood.

Social Security Disability or SSI for Vision Loss or Blindness: An Overview

Social Security has specific measurements for when disability benefits will automatically be granted for vision loss.

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).

Getting Disability for Loss of Peripheral Vision (Visual Field)

Even if you have 20/20 vision looking straight ahead, if your peripheral vision is extremely poor, you could get disaiblity benefits.

Social Security Disability and Low Vision

Social Security evaluates low vision in the same manner as legal blindness.

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.

Basic Facts About Glaucoma and Disability

If glaucoma has limited your central and/or peripheral vision by a certain degree, you can get disability benefits.

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.

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.

Can I Get Disability for Poor Eyesight?

The Social Security Administration assesses vision problems by looking at your vision in your better (stronger) eye.