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Gulf War Service
For VA benefit purposes, Gulf War service is active military duty in any of the following areas in the Southwest Asia theater of military operations at any time August 2, 1990 to present. This includes Veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2010) and Operation New Dawn (2010-2011).
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
- The neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
- Bahrain
- Qatar
- The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)
- Oman
- Afghanistan
- Israel
- Egypt
- Turkey
- Syria
- Jordan
- 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).
