Visual field defects DC 6080
VA rates it under diagnostic code 6080 in 38 CFR 4.79. Body system: Eyes & vision.
How VA rates it
The schedule allows 6 rating levels for this code: 10%, 20%, 30%, 50%, 70%, and 100%. VA picks the level whose criteria best match your symptoms and records.
Source: 38 CFR 4.79 on eCFR. Read the full criteria there before you file.
Rating levels and criteria
| Rating | What the schedule says |
|---|---|
| 30% | Homonymous hemianopsia |
| 30% | Loss of temporal half of visual field:Bilateral |
| 10% | Loss of temporal half of visual field:Unilateral |
| 10% | Loss of nasal half of visual field:Bilateral |
| 10% | Loss of nasal half of visual field:Unilateral |
| 30% | Loss of inferior half of visual field:Bilateral |
| 10% | Loss of inferior half of visual field:Unilateral |
| 10% | Loss of superior half of visual field:Bilateral |
| 10% | Loss of superior half of visual field:Unilateral |
| 100% | Concentric contraction of visual field:Bilateral |
| 30% | Concentric contraction of visual field:Unilateral |
| 70% | With remaining field of 6 to 15 degrees:Bilateral |
| 20% | With remaining field of 6 to 15 degrees:Unilateral |
| 50% | With remaining field of 16 to 30 degrees:Bilateral |
| 10% | With remaining field of 16 to 30 degrees:Unilateral |
| 30% | With remaining field of 31 to 45 degrees:Bilateral |
| 10% | With remaining field of 31 to 45 degrees:Unilateral |
| 10% | With remaining field of 46 to 60 degrees:Bilateral |
| 10% | With remaining field of 46 to 60 degrees:Unilateral |
Criteria text from 38 CFR 4.79, eCFR as of November 10, 2026. The eCFR is the official source if anything here differs.
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/70 (6/21)
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/50 (6/15)
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/70 (6/21)
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/50 (6/15)
With remaining field of 5 degrees:
Or evaluate each affected eye as 5/200 (1.5/60)
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/200 (6/60)
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/100 (6/30)
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/70 (6/21)
Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/50 (6/15)
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Rating schedule data as of November 10, 2026. Secondary and presumptive links checked November 13, 2026.
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