Listing 2.02 · Special senses & speech

Loss of central visual acuity

To be approved under this listing, a claim must meet any one of the criteria below — and the medical records have to prove it.

  1. A

    Best-corrected central visual acuity 20/200 or less in the better eye.

    In plain terms: What's the best-corrected vision in your better eye? 20/200 or worse — meaning legal blindness?

    Evidence required:Visual field testTreating physician report
Read the official SSA text for Listing 2.02

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Contraction of the visual field in the better eyeLoss of visual efficiency or visual impairmentHearing loss not treated with cochlear implantationHearing loss treated with cochlear implantationVertigo (Ménière, vestibular)

Source: SSA Listing of Impairments (Blue Book), 20 CFR Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 · Updated 2026-06-18. Criteria paraphrased for readability; see the official SSA text linked above. Not legal or medical advice — whether a specific medical record meets Listing 2.02 is an individualized judgment SSA makes on the evidence.