Army · MOS 18A
Special Forces Officer
Common VA-rated conditions filed by Army veterans who served as 18A (Special Forces Officer).
Commonly Claimed Conditions
Conditions associated with 18A, grouped by the occupational exposures and physical demands of the role — not by VA decision data.
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)9411
Mental Disorders
- Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)8045
Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
- Lumbosacral or Cervical Strain5237
Musculoskeletal System – Spine
- Knee, Other Impairment of5257
Musculoskeletal System
- Tinnitus6260
Auditory and Vestibular
- Sensorineural Hearing Loss6100
Ears, Nose, Throat (ENT)
- Ankle, Limitation of Motion5271
Musculoskeletal System
- Tenosynovitis5024
Musculoskeletal
- Ankylosis of the Scapulohumeral Articulation (Shoulder Joint)5200
Musculoskeletal System
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Also known as
eighteen alpha · green beret · sf officer · special forces · special operations · unconventional warfare · oda
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