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38 CFR Diagnostic Code 6080 — Visual field defects
Rating schedule §4.79 — § 4.79 Schedule of ratings—eye.
The rating schedule directs:
Official 2026 VA monthly compensation, including the 2.8% COLA increase.
Dependent add-ons start at a 30% rating. Child-only and dependent-parent rates: see the full 2026 pay chart.
2026 base rates, all ratings (veteran alone)
| Rating | Monthly (2026, incl. 2.8% COLA) |
|---|---|
| 10% | $180.42 |
| 20% | $356.66 |
| 30% | $552.47 |
| 40% | $795.84 |
| 50% | $1,132.90 |
| 60% | $1,435.02 |
| 70% | $1,808.45 |
| 80% | $2,102.15 |
| 90% | $2,362.30 |
| 100% | $3,938.58 |
- 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)
- 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)
| Rating | Criteria (38 CFR §4.79) |
|---|---|
| 30% | Homonymous hemianopsia |
| Loss of temporal half of visual field: | |
| 30% | Bilateral |
| 10% | Unilateral |
| Loss of nasal half of visual field: | |
| 10% | Bilateral |
| 10% | Unilateral |
| Loss of inferior half of visual field: | |
| 30% | Bilateral |
| 10% | Unilateral |
| Loss of superior half of visual field: | |
| 10% | Bilateral |
| 10% | Unilateral |
| Concentric contraction of visual field: | |
| With remaining field of 5 degrees: 1 | |
| 100% | Bilateral |
| 30% | Unilateral |
| With remaining field of 6 to 15 degrees: | |
| 70% | Bilateral |
This code is rated from a large table. 12 of 19 rows are shown. Read the complete table at eCFR §4.79 before relying on it.
Amendment history. eCFR records changes to the section holding this code on the dates below, with the differing passage within a few lines of code 6080. The criteria in force on a claim’s filing or decision date can govern it.
- 2017-12-10 — §4.119 amended near code 6080 (text as amended)
Source. Quoted from 38 CFR Part 4, the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities, as published by the eCFR for 2026-07-01. We quote the regulation rather than paraphrase it. The rating schedule changes; check the eCFR link for the current text.
This is reference information, not a rating decision and not legal advice. What a claim actually receives depends on the evidence of record.
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