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Contraction of the visual field in the better eye, with: SSDI Claims in New Jersey

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62%statewide initial denial rate~7.4 monthsnational avg. initial waitListing 2.03

National average initial processing time

~7.4 months

(226 days)

National average for all initial disability claims requiring a medical determination (not condition- or state-specific). Data for FY2025. Source: SSA processing time data.

Blue Book body system

2.00 Special Senses and Speech

Listing 2.03 criteria are federal standards that apply nationwide, including in New Jersey.

Medical criteria

SSA Blue Book listing
2.03 Contraction of the visual field in the better eye, with:
Listing criteria (20 CFR Appendix 1, Part A)
A. The widest diameter subtending an angle around the point of fixation no greater than 20 degrees. OR B. An MD of 22 decibels or greater, determined by automated static threshold perimetry that measures the central 30 degrees of the visual field (see 2.00A6d). OR C. A visual field efficiency of 20 percent or less, determined by kinetic perimetry (see 2.00A7c).
Body system category
2.00 Special Senses and Speech
Common denial reason
Visual field contraction claims are frequently denied when perimetry results do not meet the required field loss in the better eye after best correction.

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