01 / Occupational profile
Your 92F occupational profile
Fuel and vapor contact
Common occupational factor
Routine coupling, sampling, and dispensing put 92Fs in repeated skin and inhalation contact with jet fuel, diesel, and related vapors; older eras may involve leaded fuels and additives.
Heavy hose handling and lifting
Common occupational factor
Dragging charged hoses, carrying fittings and containers, and working on uneven or slippery surfaces load the back, shoulders, and knees.
Pump, generator, and engine noise
Common occupational factor
Refueling operations run pumps, generators, and vehicle or aircraft engines at close range for extended periods.
Outdoor work in heat and cold
Common occupational factor
Refueling points and tank farms operate outdoors in all weather, including extreme heat in Southwest Asia deployments.
02 / Your service
What did you actually do?
Your MOS is the starting point. Your actual assignment, era, equipment, location, and duties determine which parts of the occupational history are relevant. Use the Evidence Builder below to select your actual duties and see records that may corroborate them.
92Fs receive, store, and issue petroleum products at bulk storage facilities and forward arming and refueling points. Duties include connecting and hauling heavy fuel hoses, operating pumps and filter separators, refueling vehicles and sometimes aircraft, drawing samples and running quality tests, and responding to spills. Work is outdoors around running engines and fuel vapor, involves skin contact with fuel during coupling and sampling, and includes lifting hoses, fittings, and containers. Garrison fuel farms, field refueling points, and deployed distribution operations each carry a different documentation profile.
Fuel types, handling equipment, and environmental controls changed across eras. Earlier service may involve leaded fuels and fewer vapor controls; the unit, facility, and period matter more than the MOS code.
Duties that may vary by assignment
- Bulk fuel storage and tank-farm operations
- Connecting, hauling, and draining heavy fuel hoses and fittings
- Operating pumps, filter separators, and dispensing equipment
- Refueling vehicles and aircraft at refueling points
- Fuel sampling, testing, and quality surveillance
- Spill response and cleanup
- Outdoor operations around engine exhaust and fuel vapor
- Loading and moving fuel containers and drums
Related historical codes: Legacy 77F Petroleum Supply Specialist; Petroleum laboratory specialist duties (92L) where combined
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Army · 92F Petroleum Supply Specialist
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Era(s) of service
Deployments
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Request a free decision review03 / Corroboration
Building your occupational history
Records matter because they can connect a job title to an individual's actual work and circumstances.
Fuel and vapor contact
Records that may corroborate it
- · Assignment records placing you at a fuel farm or refueling point
- · Evaluations describing fuel-handling duties
- · Occupational health or hazmat-program records, if enrolled
- · ILER entry reflecting deployment location, where applicable
Limit: The MOS does not establish contact with any specific fuel or the level of exposure. Facility, era, tasks, a current diagnosis, and a medical opinion all still matter.
Heavy hose handling and lifting
Records that may corroborate it
- · Sick call and physical therapy entries during the assignment
- · Line-of-duty or incident reports for a documented injury
- · Evaluations describing refueling-point or tank-farm duties
Limit: Typical fuel-handling demands do not by themselves establish that a specific joint was injured in service or that a current condition is related.
Pump, generator, and engine noise
Records that may corroborate it
- · Hearing-conservation audiograms (DD 2215/2216) and DOEHRS-HC records
- · Assignment records identifying refueling or pump duties
- · Evaluations describing equipment operated
Limit: Documented noise supports the in-service event only. A current hearing disability under 38 CFR § 3.385 or a tinnitus complaint, and a medical link, are still required.
Outdoor work in heat and cold
Records that may corroborate it
- · Deployment orders and unit location records
- · Sick call entries for heat or cold injury
- · Evaluations describing outdoor operations
Limit: Outdoor work alone does not establish a specific skin, heat, or cold-injury diagnosis; clinical findings and a medical link are required.
04 / Evidence standard
What your MOS can — and cannot — establish
May help document
Work performed, circumstances of service, consistency of an alleged exposure, and the nature or duration of duties where supported by individual records.
Does not automatically establish
A diagnosis, medical causation, severity, percentage, presumption, or entitlement to service connection.
05 / Medical evidence
Conditions that may be relevant to the occupational history
This is not a list of conditions to claim. A veteran's actual diagnosis and individual service record determine relevance; occupational evidence is not medical causation.
Skin +
Skin conditions from fuel contact
Why the occupation may matter: Repeated skin contact with fuel is part of routine coupling and sampling work.
Records and clinical evidence: Current dermatology diagnosis, duty records, and a medical opinion.
Occupational history alone does not establish this diagnosis or its medical relationship to service.
Hearing +
Tinnitus and hearing loss
Why the occupation may matter: Pumps, generators, and engines are recognized noise sources in refueling operations.
Records and clinical evidence: Audiometry meeting 38 CFR § 3.385, service audiograms, and a medical opinion.
Occupational history alone does not establish this diagnosis or its medical relationship to service.
Spine / joints +
Back and shoulder conditions
Why the occupation may matter: Charged hoses and fittings are heavy and handled repetitively.
Records and clinical evidence: Current diagnosis, in-service treatment or duty records, and a medical opinion.
Occupational history alone does not establish this diagnosis or its medical relationship to service.
06 / Exposure record
ILER and toxic exposure
For applicable exposure-related claims, VA may review the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) and a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) memorandum along with deployment and occupational records. An ILER entry does not automatically establish exposure or service connection.
07 / After a decision
Why a 92F claim may still be denied
An exposure finding is not the same as a grant. These are examples from the researched guide, not predictions about a particular case.
VA may accept
A duty or event consistent with the service record
But may deny
A diagnosis, medical relationship, or rating element
Record to examine
Decision findings, service and private treatment records, examination rationale, and medical opinions.
Exposure described too generally
Statements like "I worked around fuel" without the facility, products, and tasks are hard for VA to evaluate; assignment and evaluation records may add the specifics.
No in-service complaint on file
Fuel-handling rashes and strains were often self-treated; buddy statements and duty records may fill part of that gap.
Hearing link rejected on separation audiogram
A normal separation audiogram alone does not decide a hearing claim, but examiners often rely on it without addressing the full noise history.
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92F questions
Does serving as a 92F prove I was exposed to jet fuel?
No. It shows the occupation involved fuel handling; which products, how often, and under what controls depended on your facility, unit, and era. Records placing you in those duties may help document the history; a current diagnosis and medical opinion are still required.
What records show I actually worked at a refueling point?
Assignment orders, evaluations describing your duties, and hazmat or fuels-handler training certificates are the usual starting points.
Is fuel exposure itself a disability?
No. Exposure is an event, not a disability. A current diagnosed condition and a medical link to service are still required.
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