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Army · MOS / AFSC / Rating Profile

56M — Religious Affairs Specialist (Chaplain Assistant)

Embedded with combat units; sustained exposure to grief/trauma content.

Documented exposures for 56M

  • Burn pits (PACT Act)
  • Particulate matter (sand/dust)
  • Elevated MST documentation rates

Exposure tags are drawn from 38 CFR §3.307, §3.309, §3.317, the PACT Act, and VA Public Health publications. Individual deployment history may broaden the list — use the personalizer below to layer service eras on top.

Presumptive claims this MOS may unlock (8)

  • Asthma diagnosed after service
    DC 6602 · PACT Act §403 / 38 CFR §3.320

    PACT Act made this presumptive for SW Asia / Afghanistan deployments. Massively under-claimed pre-2022.

    Burn pits (PACT Act)
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  • Chronic rhinitis / sinusitis
    PACT Act §403

    "Constrictive bronchiolitis" and chronic rhinitis are both on the PACT Act list.

    Burn pits (PACT Act)
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  • Constrictive bronchiolitis
    PACT Act §403
    Burn pits (PACT Act)
  • Pulmonary hypertension
    PACT Act §403
    Burn pits (PACT Act)
  • Glioblastoma + select brain cancers
    PACT Act §403
    Burn pits (PACT Act)
  • Lymphomas of any type
    PACT Act §403
    Burn pits (PACT Act)
  • Same list as burn_pits — overlapping PACT Act coverage
    PACT Act §403
    Particulate matter (sand/dust)
  • PTSD secondary to MST
    DC 9411 · 38 CFR §3.304(f)(5)

    MST cases use relaxed evidentiary standard. Front-line and isolated-MOS settings have higher documented incidence.

    Elevated MST documentation rates
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Layer your service era for a fuller list

This page shows the exposures tied to 56M alone. Deployments (Vietnam, Gulf War, OIF/OEF) and stations (Camp Lejeune) add presumptives on top. Run the full personalizer to combine both:

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Educational content only. This list reflects publicly documented exposure patterns for 56M and the VA presumptive framework — not legal or medical advice. Consult a VA-accredited representative for help filing. Source data: 38 CFR Part 3, PACT Act, VA M21-1, and VA Public Health.