will social security pay disability benifits to a person almost blind in one eye?

Question

had a retnal detachment,cataract and len implant in one eye.
feel dizzy,have eye strain and have headaches most of the time.

i am having double vision and i have buckles in my eye holding the retna in its place so it does ot detach

so it does NOT detach

Answer 1

Social Security's definition of disability is a condition that is expected to last longer than a year or more or result in death that keeps you from engaging in Substatial Gainful Activity (SGA is the ability to earn $860 for non-blind individuals and $1450 for blind individuals. Two people can have the same condition and one be approved for disability and the other person not approved based on the training, skills and experience of the individuals. If this condition makes you unable to work, then you should file for benefits.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There are a lot of factors to consider but if you are under the age of 55, then most likely no. Social Security only pays disability benefits to a person who has 20/200 vision or worse in both eyes with best correction and this blindness must last for at least 12 continuous months. You can go the the Social Security website and look for the Blue Book of Listings for more information.

Answer 4

Will it affect your ability to obtain or hold gainful employment? Also, is it normal following the surgical procedure? Can it be corrected or treated by a physician? The answers to these questions may enable you to contact the Social Security office near you or speak with someone a Rehabilitation Services for the state you live in...for additional information about benefits.

If it is a work related injury, it could qualify for Workman's Compensation Benefits. A personal injury attorney may be able to help you to attain monies from the surgical procedure if it was "botched". That means that something went wrong during the surgical procedure that has long lasting or detrimental consequences to your ability to use the eye.

As for the side affects associated with the blindness or implant, it would be good to find another optical professional if you have complainted to your current physician about the problem without any plan for treatment or therapy for the pain and dizziness. (It could be good for the attorney, too).

Most attorneys work on one of three bases or a combination. Some will handle a case in lieu of receiving a portion or percentage of award given by a court. It is worth exploring in this case. They attorney cannot have anything to do with the surgeon or hospital in which the surgery took place.

If you are not working, rest the eye by lying down and closing the lid for awhile during the day. It may just have some recovery time due after the procedure. Also, a lightweight ice pack applied for 5 to 10 minutes with a 30 minute 'rest' afterwards may help reduce the pressure on the eye. It may be reapplied if necessary and repeated, as needed, for several on and off sequences.

I hope that you get better soon. Use the source below to contact the Social Security Administration website online:

Answer 5

A person is considered eligible for disability benefits when they meet the Social Security Administration’s definition of disability. They define disability as the “inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months” or “blindness” as defined as “central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens.” There are several different programs that pay disabilities benefits and each program, besides requiring that you meet the disability definition, also has several other requirements in order to be eligible for disabilities benefits. The Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program are the two most common that pay disabilities benefits and both have different prerequisites. While the SSDI requires that you worked for a certain amount of time under Social Security, SSI requires that you have a limited income, limited resources, and be an American citizen or classified in an approved alien category.

Answer 6

Doubtful. Not having vision in one eye is not an impediment to employment. Pursue vocational rehabilitation services. You will be completely evaluated and assisted in finding treatment for the symptoms you describe as well as a job consistent with your capacity to work.
However, if there is another situation involved such as Marfan's Syndrome which involves other body systems, such as your heart and seriously affects your mobility, weight bearing ability and make you prone to repeated episodes of retinal detachment, then you would probably be a good candidate for social security disability benefits.
A comment was made indicating that a person with a disability somehow does not "look right." Please do not stereotype people with disabilities, this is a type of bigotry that perpetuates artificial barriers that exclude people with disabilities from everyday life in society. Please rethink this because this type of attitude is harmful and exclusionary.

Answer 7

First of all, you dont know that there wont be any money there when you need it. You cannot predict the future. Secondly, it is not YOUR money, it is not an investment account, it is a tax you have to pay like income tax and the money is pooled into a fund from which benefits are paid out. Those benefits are also paid to you in the event you become disabled, or die, or divorce as well as retire. So you may use it next week, you never know, but a tax is not guaranteed to benefit you anyway, it is the law.

Answer 8

TIme Magazine wrote as time goes on Social Security and Pention pays are changing in a way favor towards government not to those it should be ....
even if the answer is yes for now i doubt that you'll recieve benefits for a long time

Answer 9

No. They don't pay disability to anybody who is somehow able to work. There are no breaks, especially if you come across as not disabled (i.e. good looking). People think if you look right, you get all the breaks. That's a lie. Mix that with a disability and you have hell.

Answer 10

If you have good sight in the other eye, I don't think you will get benifits, I know a few people with only one eye and the work and get not benifits