Am I Eligible for VA Disability Compensation?
You may be eligible for compensation if you meet the requirements listed here. Getting a disability rating may also make you eligible for VA health care and other benefits.
VA disability compensation provides tax-free monthly payments. 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. Read this page to learn more.
To be eligible, all of these descriptions must be true:
You served in a recognized location during a qualifying time period, and
You didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge, and
You have an illness or other health condition that’s connected to your service, and
You meet any applicable timing requirements for when a health care provider diagnosed you with the condition
Please review our Fequently Asked Questons or “FAQ” section on the right learn more about the conditions that the VA assumes (or “presume”) are connected to service for Gulf War Veterans. The VA calls these presumptive conditions.
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“FAQ” Frequently Asked Questions.
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To get a VA disability rating, your disability must connect to your military service. For many health conditions that developed years after your service, you need to prove that your military service caused your condition.
But for some conditions, we automatically assume (or “presume”) that your service caused your condition. We call these “presumptive conditions.”
We consider a condition presumptive when it’s established by law or regulation.
If you have a presumptive condition, you don’t need to prove that your service caused the condition. You only need to meet the service requirements for the presumption.
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Conditions diagnosed during active duty or at any time after separation
We consider these undiagnosed illnesses presumptive if you served in a recognized location, a health care provider diagnosed you while you were on active duty or at any time after separation, and you’ve been ill for at least 6 months:
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
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If you served in any of these locations on or after August 2, 1990, we presume your undiagnosed illness is associated with your service:
Afghanistan (airspace not included)
Bahrain
Egypt (airspace not included)
Iraq
Israel (airspace not included)
Jordan (airspace not included)
Kuwait
Neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria (airspace not included)
Turkey (airspace not included)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The waters of the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, and 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.
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The VA considers these infectious diseases presumptive if you served in a recognized location and a health care provider diagnosed you within 1 year of separation:
Brucellosis
Campylobacter jejuni
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
Malaria (or sooner in some cases)
Nontyphoid salmonella
Shigella
West Nile virus
If you served in any of these locations on or after August 2, 1990, we presume your infectious disease is associated with your service:
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, and 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.
“FAQ’s” About Filing your Claim for Disability Compensation.
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If you haven’t filed a claim yet for the presumptive condition
You can file a new claim online now. You can also file by mail, in person, or with the help of a trained professional.
CLICK HERE - To File for disability compensation online
Learn about other ways to file a disability compensation claim
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Reach out to the Wardell Law Firm to consult with one of our Certified VA Disability Attorneys. Upon retention, we will help guide you through the process of filing your claim.
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You don’t need to do anything. If we added your condition after you filed your claim, we’ll still consider it presumptive. We’ll send you a decision notice when we complete our review.