VA disability for MA Master-at-Arms (Master at Arms / MA / MAA): common conditions and presumptives

VA disability for MA Master-at-Arms (Master at Arms / MA / MAA)

Navy rating. The job usually meant hazardous noise, combat and traumatic stress, heavy loads and impact, and chemicals and solvents.

Conditions veterans in this job claim

PTSDDC 9411Frequently claimed
Force protection, detainee operations, combat zones
TinnitusDC 6260Frequently claimed
Weapons fire, vehicle noise, shipboard noise
Lumbosacral/cervical strainDC 5237Frequently claimed
Body armor, duty gear, standing watch
Hearing lossDC 6100Also commonly claimed
Weapons qualification, shipboard machinery
Knee, limitation of flexionDC 5260Also commonly claimed
Standing long watches, foot patrols
Major depressive disorderDC 9434Also commonly claimed
High-stress security operations
Sleep apneaDC 6847Also commonly claimed
Rotating watch schedules
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
Migraine headachesDC 8100Also commonly claimed
High-stress security operations, rotating watch schedules, and sleep deprivation
Degenerative arthritisDC 5003Also commonly claimed
Cumulative wear from body armor and duty gear

Rating tables: PTSD, tinnitus, back or neck strain, hearing loss, limited knee flexion, depression, sleep apnea, limited ankle motion, migraines, and degenerative arthritis.

PACT Act presumptives

Many Sailors 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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