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Southwest Asia Theater And Somalia Under The 2025 Cancer Rules Presumptive Service Reference
Read the listed service dates and 8 condition pathways for Southwest Asia theater and Somalia under the 2025 cancer rules, with source-specific limits and official citations.
This location group preserves the places and activity limits stated together in the source. It is not an individual service-history assessment. Conditions, dates and legal pathways must be read together.
| Condition | Exposure | Listed Service Locations | Service Dates | Criteria And Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bladder cancer | Burn Pits and Particulates | Southwest Asia theater and Somalia under the 2025 cancer rules | On or after August 2, 1990 | The regulation lists this condition without a specified post-service manifestation deadline. Includes overlapping sites of the urinary bladder. Affirmative evidence of a different cause, non-service origin or willful misconduct can rebut the presumption. Active service assigned to a duty station in Somalia or Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, including their airspace. 38 CFR 3.320a. Verified 2026-10-25. Source 1 |
| Ureter cancer | Burn Pits and Particulates | Southwest Asia theater and Somalia under the 2025 cancer rules | On or after August 2, 1990 | The regulation lists this condition without a specified post-service manifestation deadline. Includes the ureteric orifice and urachus. Affirmative evidence of a different cause, non-service origin or willful misconduct can rebut the presumption. Active service assigned to a duty station in Somalia or Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, including their airspace. 38 CFR 3.320a. Verified 2026-10-25. Source 1 |
| Acute leukemias | Burn Pits and Particulates | Southwest Asia theater and Somalia under the 2025 cancer rules | On or after August 2, 1990 | The regulation lists this condition without a specified post-service manifestation deadline. Affirmative evidence of a different cause, non-service origin or willful misconduct can rebut the presumption. Active service assigned to a duty station in Somalia or Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, including their airspace. |
| Chronic leukemias | Burn Pits and Particulates | Southwest Asia theater and Somalia under the 2025 cancer rules | On or after August 2, 1990 | The regulation lists this condition without a specified post-service manifestation deadline. Affirmative evidence of a different cause, non-service origin or willful misconduct can rebut the presumption. Active service assigned to a duty station in Somalia or Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, including their airspace. |
| Multiple myeloma | Burn Pits and Particulates | Southwest Asia theater and Somalia under the 2025 cancer rules | On or after August 2, 1990 | The regulation lists this condition without a specified post-service manifestation deadline. Affirmative evidence of a different cause, non-service origin or willful misconduct can rebut the presumption. Active service assigned to a duty station in Somalia or Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, including their airspace. |
| Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) | Burn Pits and Particulates | Southwest Asia theater and Somalia under the 2025 cancer rules | On or after August 2, 1990 | The regulation lists this condition without a specified post-service manifestation deadline. Expressly included within the rule for multiple myelomas. Affirmative evidence of a different cause, non-service origin or willful misconduct can rebut the presumption. Active service assigned to a duty station in Somalia or Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, including their airspace. |
| Myelodysplastic syndromes | Burn Pits and Particulates | Southwest Asia theater and Somalia under the 2025 cancer rules | On or after August 2, 1990 | The regulation lists this condition without a specified post-service manifestation deadline. Affirmative evidence of a different cause, non-service origin or willful misconduct can rebut the presumption. Active service assigned to a duty station in Somalia or Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, including their airspace. |
| Myelofibrosis | Burn Pits and Particulates | Southwest Asia theater and Somalia under the 2025 cancer rules | On or after August 2, 1990 | The regulation lists this condition without a specified post-service manifestation deadline. Affirmative evidence of a different cause, non-service origin or willful misconduct can rebut the presumption. Active service assigned to a duty station in Somalia or Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, including their airspace. |
Related Condition References
- Bladder cancer
- Ureter cancer
- Acute leukemias
- Chronic leukemias
- Multiple myeloma
- Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
- Myelodysplastic syndromes
- Myelofibrosis
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