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DC 6080Organs of Special Sense38 CFR Part 4, DC 6080

Visual Field Defects (Scotoma, Hemianopsia)

VA disability rating criteria for Visual Field Defects (Scotoma, Hemianopsia) under Diagnostic Code 6080. The VA assigns ratings of 10%, 20%, 30%, 50%, 70%, 100% based on the severity and functional impact of your condition.

Rating Criteria

10%Disability Rating

Visual field defect in one eye: Homonymous hemianopsia with remainder of field in that eye better than 20/40; or scotoma involving the macular area of one eye.

Note: Measured by standard perimetry. Rate separately from visual acuity loss.

20%Disability Rating

Unilateral

30%Disability Rating

Homonymous hemianopsia (loss of half the visual field on the same side in both eyes); or concentric contraction of visual fields to 30 degrees in the better eye.

50%Disability Rating

Bilateral

70%Disability Rating

Bilateral

100%Disability Rating

Bilateral

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