Carrying or lifting loads while bearing weight

Thoracic Spondylosis - Carrying or lifting loads while bearing weight Factor

In operational service cases, the SOP requirement is carrying or lifting loads of at least 25 kg while bearing weight through the spine to a cumulative total of 120,000 kg within any 10 year period.

In eligible service cases the requirement is carrying or lifting loads of least 35 kg while bearing weight through the spine to a cumulative total of 168,000 kg within any 10 year period.

• Calculations
• Types of employment
• Physical requirements, duties, and workplace hazards of specific military occupations*

*NB.  This hotword contains an embedded table:  Military occupations with heavy lifting component.

Last reviewed for CCPS 14 December 2005.

Investigative Documents

Preliminary questions [26428]

26429  the veteran has established the causal connection between carrying or lifting loads while bearing weight and VEA service for the condition under consideration.

26430   the veteran has established the causal connection between carrying or lifting loads while bearing weight and VEA service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

26432  the veteran has established the causal connection between carrying or lifting loads while bearing weight and operational service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

or

26433  the veteran has established the causal connection between carrying or lifting loads while bearing weight and eligible service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

or

7334     the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.

7335     the condition under consideration permanently worsened.

26431   the veteran has established the causal connection between carrying or lifting loads while bearing weight and VEA service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

26434  the veteran has established the causal connection between carrying or lifting loads while bearing weight and operational service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

or

26435  the veteran has established the causal connection between carrying or lifting loads while bearing weight and eligible service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and operational service [26432]

12498 the veteran performed carrying or lifting loads of at least 25 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 120,000 kg within any 10 year period.

12499 the veteran performed carrying or lifting loads of at least 25 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 120,000 kg within any 10 year period before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

12510 operational service made a material contribution to the veteran's carrying or lifting loads of at least 25 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 120,000 kg within any ten year period before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and eligible service [26433]

12500 the veteran performed carrying or lifting loads of at least 35 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 168,000 kg within any 10 year period.

12501 the veteran performed carrying or lifting loads of at least 35 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 168,000 kg within any 10 year period before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

25592 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred within the 25 years following the 10 year period during which the veteran performed carrying or lifting loads of at least 35 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 168,000 kg.

12512 eligible service made a material contribution to the SOP requirements for carrying or lifting loads before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

Clinical worsening and operational service [26434]

12498 the veteran performed carrying or lifting loads of at least 25 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 120,000 kg within any 10 year period.

34001 the veteran performed carrying or lifting loads of at least 25 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 120,000 kg within any 10 year period before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

25594 the accumulation of at least 120,000 kg within any ten year period before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration through carrying or lifting loads of at least 25 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body commenced after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

12513 operational service made a material contribution to the veteran's carrying or lifting loads of at least 25 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 120,000 kg within any ten year period before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [26435]

12500 the veteran performed carrying or lifting loads of at least 35 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 168,000 kg within any 10 year period.

12511 the veteran performed carrying or lifting loads of at least 35 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 168,000 kg within any 10 year period before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

25596 the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration occurred within the 25 years following the 10 year period during which the veteran performed carrying or lifting loads of at least 35 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body to a cumulative total of at least 168,000 kg.

25595 the accumulation of at least 168,000 kg within any ten year period before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration through carrying or lifting loads of at least 35 kg while bearing weight through side and site of the body commenced after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

12515 eligible service made a material contribution to the SOP requirements for carrying or lifting loads before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.