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Diagnostic Code 6080: Visual field defects

Eye · 38 CFR §4.79 · All codes in this system

Evaluation criteriaRating
Homonymous hemianopsia30%
Loss of temporal half of visual field:
Bilateral30%
Unilateral10%
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/70 (6/21)
Loss of nasal half of visual field:
Bilateral10%
Unilateral10%
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/50 (6/15)
Loss of inferior half of visual field:
Bilateral30%
Unilateral10%
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/70 (6/21)
Loss of superior half of visual field:
Bilateral10%
Unilateral10%
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/50 (6/15)
Concentric contraction of visual field:
With remaining field of 5 degrees: 1
Bilateral100%
Unilateral30%
Or evaluate each affected eye as 5/200 (1.5/60)
With remaining field of 6 to 15 degrees:
Bilateral70%
Unilateral20%
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/200 (6/60)
With remaining field of 16 to 30 degrees:
Bilateral50%
Unilateral10%
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/100 (6/30)
With remaining field of 31 to 45 degrees:
Bilateral30%
Unilateral10%
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/70 (6/21)
With remaining field of 46 to 60 degrees:
Bilateral10%
Unilateral10%
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/50 (6/15)

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Source: eCFR Title 38, 38 CFR §4.79, current as of 2026-11-05. Criteria text is the regulatory text, reproduced verbatim for reference; it is not legal advice.