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20 CFR §404.1583

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We will find that you are eligible for disability insurance benefits even though you are still engaging in substantial gainful activity, if—
  1. (a)You are blind;
  2. (b)You are age 55 or older; and
  3. (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.)