DEFINITIONS

“Blind or blindness” means central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye which has a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees shall be considered as having a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less. “Employment which exists in the community” means there are jobs for which the client has competence located within an area where the client might reasonably be expected to commute (see definition of “reasonable commute”). It does not mean that there are actual job vacancies that the client could fill or that the client would be hired to fill a job vacancy. “Improvement” related to the client's medical condition means that in comparison to the most recent medical certification, the physical or mental impairment(s) which prevented the client from engaging in SGA has decreased to the point that the client is able to engage in SGA or the client's residual functional capacity has increased to the point that the client is able to engage in SGA. “Reasonable commute” means a commute no further than one hour one way. “Residual functional capacity” means the client's maximum remaining ability to perform work of any type on a regular and continuing basis despite some disabling limitations. “Substantial gainful activity (SGA)” means the performance of significant physical and/or mental activities in work for pay or profit, or in work of a type generally performed for pay or profit, regardless of the legality of the work. “Significant activities” are useful in the accomplishment of a job or the operation of a business, and have economic value. Work may be substantial even if it is performed on a part-time basis, or even if the individual does less, is paid less, or has less responsibility than in previous work. Work activity is gainful if it is the kind of work usually done for pay, whether in cash or in kind, or for profit, whether or not a profit is realized. Activities involving self-care, household tasks, unpaid training, hobbies, therapy, school attendance, clubs, social programs, etc., are not generally considered to be SGA. “Total disability” means a physical or mental impairment which is disabling and which, because of other factors such as age, training, experience, and social setting, substantially precludes the person having such disability from engaging in a useful occupation as a homemaker or as a wage earner in any employment which exists in the community for which he or she has competence, as defined in Section 26-2-103(14)(a), C.R.S.