Information about health problems associated with military service during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom and related VA benefits
Announcements
- Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Report: VA published the final 2010 Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Task Force Report on September 29, 2010, detailing seven recommendations to improve VA’s medical care, programs and services for 1990-1991 Gulf War Veterans.
- Final Regulation on Infectious Diseases Related to Service in Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan: On September 29, 2010, VA published the final regulation establishing nine infectious diseases as related to military service in Southwest Asia beginning with the first Gulf War on August 2, 1990 through the conflict in Iraq and starting September 19, 2001 in Afghanistan. Eligible Veterans may receive health care and disability compensation for these diseases.
- Gulf War Newsletter: Download the latest Gulf War Review (443 KB, PDF) to read news briefs and more for Veterans who served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and their families. Subscribe to receive future newsletters by e-mail.
 Approximately 697,000 men and women served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm from August 1990 to June 1991 during the Gulf War. In the years since they returned, nearly a quarter of Gulf War Veterans have experienced illnesses that have led VA and others to research whether hazardous exposures during the Gulf War caused their symptoms.
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn are creating a new group of Gulf War Veterans.
VA presumes certain unexplained clusters of symptoms or illnesses as associated with military service in the Gulf. Eligible Veterans may receive VA health care benefits and disability compensation.
Operation Iraqi Freedom has reinforced VA's clinical and research commitment to better understand health issues reported by Gulf War Veterans and to monitor Gulf War Veterans’ health.
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