§ 1074e. Medical care: certain Reserves who served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf Conflict
(a)
Entitlement to Medical Care.—
A member of the armed forces described in subsection (b) is entitled to medical care for a qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness to the same extent and under the same conditions (other than the requirement that the member be on active duty) as a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to such care under section
1074
(a) of this title.
(c)
Definitions.—
In this section:
(1)
The term “Persian Gulf veteran” means a member of the armed forces who served on active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf Conflict.
(2)
The term “qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness” means, with respect to a member described in subsection (b), a symptom or illness—
(A)
that the member registered before September 1, 1997, in the Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program of the Department of Defense and that is presumed under section 721(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (10 U.S.C. 1074 note ) to be a result of service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf Conflict; or