The C&P Gulf War General Medical examination focuses primarily on conditions related to military service in designated areas of Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War, which began on August 2, 1990 and continues through a date yet to be prescribed by Presidential proclamation or law (38 CFR 3.2). Compensation for Gulf War Veterans for disability due to undiagnosed illness and medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses, as well as for certain infectious diseases, requires that the condition be manifest to a degree of 10 percent or more not later than December 31, 2016 (38 CFR 3.317), although this date is subject to change to a later date as determined by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA Regional Office (VARO) will make a determination as to whether a Veteran qualifies as having Gulf War Service before requesting a Gulf War General Medical examination.
Please note that the designated areas include specific bodies of water and the airspace above all areas listed below.