VA disability for 0621 Field Radio Operator: common conditions and presumptives

VA disability for 0621 Field Radio Operator

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

Conditions veterans in this job claim

Lumbosacral/cervical strainDC 5237Frequently claimed
Carrying PRC-117/152 radios plus combat load (80+ lbs total)
Knee, limitation of flexionDC 5260Frequently claimed
Heavy loads during dismounted operations
TinnitusDC 6260Also commonly claimed
Attached to infantry units, weapons fire
PTSDDC 9411Also commonly claimed
Attached to combat units, high-value target as RTO
Shoulder, limitation of motionDC 5201Also commonly claimed
Radio equipment on shoulders for extended periods
Hearing lossDC 6100Also commonly claimed
Cumulative noise exposure across weapons qual, training, and deployments
Ankle, limited motionDC 5271Also commonly claimed
Uneven terrain, ruck marches, and obstacle-course training throughout service
Foot injuries, otherDC 5284Also commonly claimed
Boots, marching, long days on feet, cumulative across any military role

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

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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