# Compensation for Certain Undiagnosed Illnesses
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Interim rule with request for comments. · Published 1997-04-29 · 62 FR 23138
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-11055
- **Category:** va-benefits
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 23138
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 3
- **Publication date:** 1997-04-29
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its adjudication regulations regarding compensation for disabilities resulting from undiagnosed illnesses suffered by Persian Gulf Veterans. This amendment is necessary to expand the period within which such disabilities must become manifest to a compensable degree in order for entitlement for compensation to be established. The intended effect of this amendment is to ensure that veterans with compensable disabilities due to undiagnosed illnesses that may be related to active service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War may qualify for benefits.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/04/29/97-11055/compensation-for-certain-undiagnosed-illnesses)
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