VA disability for 0311 Rifleman (Infantry): common conditions and presumptives

VA disability for 0311 Rifleman (Infantry)

Marine Corps MOS. The job usually meant hazardous noise, blast and overpressure, combat and traumatic stress, heavy loads and impact, and burn pits and airborne hazards.

Conditions veterans in this job claim

TinnitusDC 6260Frequently claimed
Weapons fire, explosions, heavy weapons
Hearing lossDC 6100Frequently claimed
Small arms, crew-served weapons, IEDs
PTSDDC 9411Frequently claimed
Direct ground combat, urban warfare, IED exposure
Lumbosacral/cervical strainDC 5237Frequently claimed
Heavy combat loads, forced marches, body armor
Knee, limitation of flexionDC 5260Frequently claimed
Forced marches, running, heavy loads
Ankle, limited motionDC 5271Also commonly claimed
Uneven terrain, boots, forced marches
Sciatic nerve radiculopathyDC 8520Also commonly claimed
Secondary to lumbar strain
Migraine headachesDC 8100Also commonly claimed
Blast exposure, TBI, concussions
Foot injuries, otherDC 5284Also commonly claimed
Boots, marching, long days on feet, cumulative across any military role

Rating tables: tinnitus, hearing loss, PTSD, back or neck strain, limited knee flexion, limited ankle motion, sciatica, and migraines.

PACT Act presumptives

Many Marines in this job deployed to Southwest Asia or the post-9/11 theater. Under the PACT Act, the presumption is based on where and when you served, not on your job title, and holding this job does not by itself mean you have a presumptive condition.

See the full PACT Act burn pit list and locations and the Gulf War Illness page.

Which conditions fit you, how they combine, and what they rate together depends on your full record: every job you held, your bases, ships and aircraft.

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