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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 5 Chapter 13 Determining Disability, Incapacity, and Blindness

13.3.2 DEFINITION OF BLINDNESS To meet the definition of blindness, the individual must have: • Central visual acuity that cannot be corrected to better than 20/200 in the better eye; or • A limitation of the field of vision in the better eye so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle of 20 degrees or less. 13.3.3 CONSIDERATION OF MEDICAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS IN DETERMINING DISABILITY In determining whether or not an individual is disabled, medical and social factors and the relationship between the two must be considered. If the medical information indicates that the individual has an impairment that has lasted or can be expected to last the required length of time, social factors must be examined to determine the effect of the impairment on the individual. When a case is referred to the Medical Review Team (MRT) for a disability decision, the Worker must complete form DFA-RT-1, Social Summary Outline that identifies the social information used by the Worker in making a presumptive decision and by MRT in making the final disability decision. The DFA-RT-1 must be completed and sent to the MRT.

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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 13

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 5 Chapter 13 Determining Disability, Incapacity, and Blindness

13.3.2 DEFINITION OF BLINDNESS To meet the definition of blindness, the individual must have: • Central visual acuity that cannot be corrected to better than 20/200 in the better eye; or • A limitation of the field of vision in the better eye so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle of 20 degrees or less. 13.3.3 CONSIDERATION OF MEDICAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS IN DETERMINING DISABILITY In determining whether or not an individual is disabled, medical and social factors and the relationship between the two must be considered. If the medical information indicates that the individual has an impairment that has lasted or can be expected to last the required length of time, social factors must be examined to determine the effect of the impairment on the individual. When a case is referred to the Medical Review Team (MRT) for a disability decision, the Worker must complete form DFA-RT-1, Social Summary Outline that identifies the social information used by the Worker in making a presumptive decision and by MRT in making the final disability decision. The DFA-RT-1 must be completed and sent to the MRT.