Yes, we consider a person to be legally blind if their vision can't be corrected to better than 20/200 in their better eye or if their visual field is 20 degrees or less, even with a corrective lens.
So, what if I don't meet the lagal definition of blindness?
You could still qualify for disability benefits if your visual problems alone or combined with other health conditions prevents you from working.
Ok, now I'd like to know how do social security decides if an adult child is disabled and can get disability benefits?
Is the child 18 years old or older?
yes, of course.
Their disability is evaluated the same way we would evaluate the disability for any adult. We send the application to the Disability Determination Services in your state and they complete the disability decision for us.
What if the adult child is already receiving disability benefits in his own record?
He still should check if he can get benefits on his parent's record. Higher benefits might be payable and he could be entitled to receive Medicare.
In what is based on the benefits I get from Social Security?