GULF WAR ILLNESSES LINKED TO SOUTHWEST ASIA:

If you have an illness or other health condition that’s connected to your service as a Gulf War Veteran from 1990 to now, you may be eligible. This includes service in Iraq, Afghanistan, and certain other areas.

- Afghanistan (airspace not included and only service after September 19, 2001)

- Bahrain

- Iraq

- Kuwait

- Neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia

- Oman

- Qatar

- Saudi Arabia

- The United Arab Emirates (UAE)

- The waters of the Arabian Sea

- Gulf of Aden

-Gulf of Oman

- Persian Gulf

- Red Sea

Note: The airspace above all of the countries and locations listed in this section is recognized, unless specified that it’s not included.

- Chronic fatigue syndrome

- Fibromyalgia

- Functional gastrointestinal disorders

- Medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness

- Other undiagnosed illnesses, such as cardiovascular signs and symptoms, muscle and joint pain, and headaches

- Brucellosis

- Campylobacter jejuni

- Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)

- Malaria (or sooner in some cases)

- Nontyphoid salmonella

- Shigella

- West Nile virus

These infectious diseases presumptive if a health care provider diagnosed you any time after separation:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Visceral leishmaniasis