---
title: "How to file Gulf War Illness (MUCMI) claim (38 CFR 3.317)"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/howto/file-gulf-war-illness-claim.json"
tags: ["howto"]
---

# How to file Gulf War Illness (MUCMI) claim (38 CFR 3.317)

`GET /api/v1/howto/file-gulf-war-illness-claim.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://warriorsfund.org`
- URL: `https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/howto/file-gulf-war-illness-claim.json`
- Auth: none declared

5-step Schema.org HowTo for Gulf War Illness — affects 25-32% of ~700K Persian Gulf War deployment veterans. DISTINCT legal framework under 38 CFR 3.317 — grants service connection for SYMPTOMS without requiring defined etiology. Persian Gulf War period extends Aug 2, 1990 to present. 4 symptom clusters (CFS-like, fibromyalgia-like, GI, undiagnosed illness). Khamisiyah chemical weapons + pyridostigmine bromide + DU + oil well fires exposure documentation.

## Response `200`

HowTo entity

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