authorized VA b. Provisions of Gulf War Act of 1998,” PL 105-277, The “Persian Veterans’ the GW to compensate GW Veterans for diagnosed or undiagnosed disabilities that Act Veterans’ are determined by VA regulation to warrant a presumption of service of 1998 connection (SC) based on a positive association with exposure to one of the following as a result of GW service a toxic agent an environmental or wartime hazard, or a preventive medication or vaccine. This PL added . Note: c. Provisions of The Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001,” PL 107-103, “Veterans the Veterans expanded the definition of chronic under to include, “qualifying disability” Education and effective March 1, 2002, not only a disability resulting from an undiagnosed Benefits illness but also Expansion Act of 2001 a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI) that is defined by a cluster of signs and symptoms, and any diagnosed illness that is determined by VA regulation to warrant presumption of SC. For more information on MUCMIs, see M21-1, Part IV, Subpart Reference: ii, 2.D.1.i. d. Provisions of implements by defining certain key terms and providing for presumptive SC 38 CFR 3.317 for undiagnosed illness or MUCMIs, and a list of infectious diseases. e. Definition: A under , is a Veteran who served on active military, qualifying Veteran, Qualifying naval, or air service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Veteran Under GW period. 38 CFR 3.317 Per , the GW period extends from August 2, 1990, through a date yet to be determined by law or Presidential proclamation. For a definition of the Southwest Asia theater of operations, see Reference: , and M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 2.D.1.f.
b. Provisions of the GW Veterans’ Act of 1998 The “Persian Gulf War Veterans’ Act of 1998,” PL 105-277, authorized VA to compensate GW Veterans for diagnosed or undiagnosed disabilities that are determined by VA regulation to warrant a presumption of service connection (SC) based on a positive association with exposure to one of the following as a result of GW service a toxic agent an environmental or wartime hazard, or a preventive medication or vaccine. Note: This PL added . c. Provisions of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 The “Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001,” PL 107-103, expanded the definition of “qualifying chronic disability” under to include, effective March 1, 2002, not only a disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness but also a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI) that is defined by a cluster of signs and symptoms, and any diagnosed illness that is determined by VA regulation to warrant presumption of SC. Reference: For more information on MUCMIs, see M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 2.D.1.i. d. Provisions of 38 CFR 3.317 implements by defining certain key terms and providing for presumptive SC for undiagnosed illness or MUCMIs, and a list of infectious diseases. e. Definition: Qualifying Veteran Under 38 CFR 3.317 A qualifying Veteran, under , is a Veteran who served on active military, naval, or air service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the GW period. Per , the GW period extends from August 2, 1990, through a date yet to be determined by law or Presidential proclamation. Reference: For a definition of the Southwest Asia theater of operations, see , and M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 2.D.1.f.