VA disability for 88M Motor Transport Operator
Army MOS. The job usually meant hazardous noise, combat and traumatic stress, heavy loads and impact, repetitive strain, vibration, and posture, burn pits and airborne hazards, fuels, exhaust, and petroleum products, and chemicals and solvents.
Conditions veterans in this job claim
- Lumbosacral/cervical strainDC 5237Frequently claimed
Vehicle vibration, loading/unloading, long convoys
- PTSDDC 9411Frequently claimed
IED attacks on convoys, ambushes, combat logistics patrols
- TinnitusDC 6260Also commonly claimed
Engine noise, weapons fire during convoy operations
- Knee, limitation of flexionDC 5260Also commonly claimed
Climbing in/out of vehicles, loading cargo
- Sleep apneaDC 6847Also commonly claimed
Irregular schedules, vibration-induced fatigue
- Migraine headachesDC 8100Also commonly claimed
Vehicle vibration, exhaust fumes, stress
- 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, PTSD, tinnitus, limited knee flexion, sleep apnea, migraines, hearing loss, 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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