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Gulf War Service

For Gulf War Registry purposes, Gulf War service is active military duty in Southwest Asia during the Gulf War from August 2, 1990, to the present. This includes Veterans who served in Desert Sheild, Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn. It includes Veterans who served in:

Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
The neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Qatar
The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)
Oman
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Oman
Waters of the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, and the Red Sea
The airspace above these locations

VA offers eligible Veterans a free Gulf War Registry health exam to find possible long-term health problems related to Gulf War service. Veterans who served in the Gulf War may also be eligible for the updated Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry(AHOBPR 2.0).

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