Blue Book 2.00
Special Senses & Speech & Disability
Vision loss, blindness, hearing loss, and speech impairments.
Diabetic Retinopathy
Listing 2.02Yes, diabetic retinopathy can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates the vision loss it causes under Blue Book listings 2.02 through…
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Listing 2.03Yes, glaucoma can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates the vision loss it causes under Blue Book listings 2.02 through 2.04, most…
Read the guideHearing Loss
Listing 2.10Yes, hearing loss can qualify for Social Security disability under Blue Book listing 2.10 when it is not treated with a cochlear implant. You qualify…
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Listing 2.09Yes, loss of speech can qualify for Social Security disability under Blue Book listing 2.09. You meet the listing when you cannot produce speech that…
Read the guideMacular Degeneration
Listing 2.02Yes, macular degeneration can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates the central vision loss it causes under Blue Book listing 2.02,…
Read the guideRetinitis Pigmentosa
Listing 2.03Yes, retinitis pigmentosa can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates the vision loss under Blue Book listing 2.03 for severe…
Read the guideSpeech and Language Disorders
Listing 2.09Yes, severe speech and language disorders can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates loss of speech under Blue Book listing 2.09, met…
Read the guideVision Loss and Blindness
Listing 2.02Yes, vision loss can qualify for Social Security disability. Under Blue Book listing 2.02, you qualify if your best-corrected vision in your better…
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