VA disability for 13F Fire Support Specialist (FIST/FO)
Army 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
Forward with maneuver elements, artillery, small arms
- Hearing lossDC 6100Frequently claimed
Combined exposure: artillery, small arms, vehicles
- PTSDDC 9411Frequently claimed
Attached to infantry units in combat, calling fire missions
- Lumbosacral/cervical strainDC 5237Frequently claimed
Rucking with infantry, radio equipment, optics
- Knee, limitation of flexionDC 5260Frequently claimed
Dismounted patrols with heavy equipment
- Migraine headachesDC 8100Also commonly claimed
Blast exposure, eye strain from optics
- 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: tinnitus, hearing loss, PTSD, back or neck strain, limited knee flexion, migraines, and limited ankle motion.
PACT Act presumptives
Many soldiers 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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