VA BENEFITS REFERENCE
DC 6080: Visual Field Defects
Read VA diagnostic code 6080 for Visual field defects: published criteria, regulatory notes, related codes and official sources checked October 25, 2026.
Published criteria from 38 CFR 4.79, current through 2026-10-22. Historical decisions may require a different version. This reference does not diagnose a condition or determine an evaluation.
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DC 6080: Visual Field Defects
Diagnostic code 6080 addresses Visual field defects. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| 6080 Visual field defects: | |
| Homonymous hemianopsia | 30 |
| Loss of temporal half of visual field: | |
| Bilateral | 30 |
| Unilateral | 10 |
| Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/70 (6/21) | |
| Loss of nasal half of visual field: | |
| Bilateral | 10 |
| Unilateral | 10 |
| Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/50 (6/15) | |
| Loss of inferior half of visual field: | |
| Bilateral | 30 |
| Unilateral | 10 |
| Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/70 (6/21) | |
| Loss of superior half of visual field: | |
| Bilateral | 10 |
| Unilateral | 10 |
| Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/50 (6/15) | |
| Concentric contraction of visual field: | |
| With remaining field of 5 degrees: 1 | |
| Bilateral | 100 |
| Unilateral | 30 |
| Or evaluate each affected eye as 5/200 (1.5/60) | |
| With remaining field of 6 to 15 degrees: | |
| Bilateral | 70 |
| Unilateral | 20 |
| Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/200 (6/60) | |
| With remaining field of 16 to 30 degrees: | |
| Bilateral | 50 |
| Unilateral | 10 |
| Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/100 (6/30) | |
| With remaining field of 31 to 45 degrees: | |
| Bilateral | 30 |
| Unilateral | 10 |
| Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/70 (6/21) | |
| With remaining field of 46 to 60 degrees: | |
| Bilateral | 10 |
| Unilateral | 10 |
| Or evaluate each affected eye as 20/50 (6/15) | |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under 38 CFR 3.350. | |
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6080, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
Shared Rules And Regulatory Context
- 38 CFR 4.75 Context And Notes
- 38 CFR 4.76 Context And Notes
- 38 CFR 4.76a Context And Notes
- 38 CFR 4.77 Context And Notes
- 38 CFR 4.78 Context And Notes
Context provisions do not create an additional evaluation automatically assigned to every condition.
Related Guides
Official Sources
Last verified 2026-10-25. Source publication or legal effective dates are shown separately where available.
- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.79
- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.75
- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.76
- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.76a
- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.77
- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.78
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