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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 51 Chapter 13 Determining Disability, Incapacity, and Blindness

B.10 NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS The following are examples of neurological disorders that would result in a presumptive medical approval: • Major motor seizures (grand mal epilepsy) with documented recurrent seizures, despite medical treatment. • Brain tumors that are either malignant or benign, with symptoms of motor dysfunction involving two extremities and difficulty with ambulation. • Cerebral Palsy with motor dysfunction involving two extremities and difficulty with ambulation. • Meningomyelocele (defect of the spinal column), resulting in motor dysfunction and urinary or fecal incontinence. • Hydrocephalus that has not been treated or has not responded well to treatment, and that interferes with mental or physical development. B.11 HEARING IMPAIRMENTS The following are examples of hearing impairments that would result in a presumptive medical approval: • Deafness with little or no response to a hearing aid and with associated speech defects. B.12 EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISORDERS This must be diagnosed by a physical examination, psychological testing, or psychiatric examination. The following are examples of emotional and mental disorders that would result in a presumptive medical approval: • Mental retardation with an I.Q. of 59 or less as documented by psychological testing using intelligence tests for children. If the I.Q. is above 59, disability must also include another physical or mental impairment.

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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 13

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 51 Chapter 13 Determining Disability, Incapacity, and Blindness

B.10 NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS The following are examples of neurological disorders that would result in a presumptive medical approval: • Major motor seizures (grand mal epilepsy) with documented recurrent seizures, despite medical treatment. • Brain tumors that are either malignant or benign, with symptoms of motor dysfunction involving two extremities and difficulty with ambulation. • Cerebral Palsy with motor dysfunction involving two extremities and difficulty with ambulation. • Meningomyelocele (defect of the spinal column), resulting in motor dysfunction and urinary or fecal incontinence. • Hydrocephalus that has not been treated or has not responded well to treatment, and that interferes with mental or physical development. B.11 HEARING IMPAIRMENTS The following are examples of hearing impairments that would result in a presumptive medical approval: • Deafness with little or no response to a hearing aid and with associated speech defects. B.12 EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISORDERS This must be diagnosed by a physical examination, psychological testing, or psychiatric examination. The following are examples of emotional and mental disorders that would result in a presumptive medical approval: • Mental retardation with an I.Q. of 59 or less as documented by psychological testing using intelligence tests for children. If the I.Q. is above 59, disability must also include another physical or mental impairment.