{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.1583","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.1583","heading":"How we determine disability for blind persons who are age 55 or older.","body":"We will find that you are eligible for disability insurance benefits even though you are still engaging in substantial gainful activity, if—\n(a) You are blind;\n(b) You are age 55 or older; and\n(c) You are unable to use the skills or abilities like the ones you used in any substantial gainful activity which you did regularly and for a substantial period of time. (However, you will not be paid any cash benefits for any month in which you are doing substantial gainful activity.)","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart P—Determining Disability and Blindness"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"43947dfabf7cf4151cd4dd3de8780c72dfcfb164cbfaa86d6e9a04ea01006bd5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.1582","next":"us/20-cfr-404.1584"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}