My husband is basically blind in one eye. Can he get disability benefits?
SSA’s guidelines for evaluating claims due to a loss of vision is the best corrected vision. In other words, how well can that person see out of the other eye. If the person has adequate vision in the other eye, then the person would not be considered disabled by SSA. Q. My son was in a bad car accident several years ago and has lived for several years with severe pain from the injuries although he has worked. He now has arthritis in his back and takes medication, which makes him groggy. That isn’t good at work, of course, but if he doesn’t take it, he can’t stand the pain. Can SSA understand how pain can keep a person from working? SSA will try to evaluate your son’s level of pain by using several methods. One is by evaluating how the pain affects your son’s ability to function in his normal daily routine. This is called the Activities of Daily Living (or ADL). Another evaluation is called a Pain Questionnaire. They will ask the location of the pain, how often the pain exists, how sev
