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Presumptive Condition Checker

Answer a few questions about your service. We'll show which VA presumptive lists may apply to you, what's on them, and what you'd still need to show. Your answers stay on your device. Nothing is saved or sent.

We built these lists with AI from the regulations, the U.S. Code and VA.gov, so please check the official text too.

What "presumptive" means

For most claims, you have to show that your service caused your condition. For some conditions, the law does that step for you. If you served in a certain place or time and have a condition on the list, VA presumes your service caused it. The legal term is "presumptive service connection."

You still need a current diagnosis and records of your service. VA decides every claim, and this tool can't tell you what VA will decide.

1. Your service

Check everything that's true for you. Tap a group to open it. Dates are shown where they matter.

How long you served
How long you served
Vietnam era: Agent Orange and other herbicides
Vietnam era: Agent Orange and other herbicides
Gulf War and after 9/11
Gulf War and after 9/11
Camp Lejeune
Camp Lejeune
Radiation
Radiation
Other experiences
Other experiences

2. Your conditions (optional)

Pick any you've been diagnosed with, or have symptoms of. You can skip this to see everything on each list.

Cancers
Blood disorders
Breathing, lungs, nose and sinuses
Heart and blood vessels
Brain and nerves
Hearing
Mental health
Stomach, bowel and liver
Diabetes, thyroid and other hormone conditions
Kidneys and bladder
Skin and eyes
Bones, joints and muscles
Unexplained illnesses
Infections and tropical diseases
Nutrition (former POWs)

What may apply to you

Check at least one box under "Your service" to see what may apply.

Every presumptive list

Each page lists who qualifies, every condition, the time limits and the law it comes from.

Burn pits and other airborne hazards (PACT Act)

If you served in certain countries during the Gulf War or after 9/11, VA assumes you were exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. If you also have one of the conditions below, VA presumes your service caused it.

28 conditions or groups

Agent Orange and other herbicides

If you served in certain places during certain years, VA assumes you were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides. If you also have one of the conditions below, VA presumes your service caused it.

19 conditions or groups

Gulf War illness

VA pays compensation to Gulf War veterans who have certain long-lasting illnesses that doctors can't fully explain. VA presumes these are connected to service, so you don't have to prove what caused them.

4 conditions or groups

Gulf War and Afghanistan infectious diseases

VA presumes that nine infectious diseases are connected to service in the Gulf War region or Afghanistan.

9 conditions or groups

Camp Lejeune contaminated water

From 1953 to 1987, the water at Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River had harmful chemicals in it. If you were there long enough and have one of the conditions below, VA presumes your service caused it.

8 conditions or groups

Radiation exposure

Some veterans took part in activities that exposed them to radiation (radiation-risk activities). For them, VA presumes that 21 kinds of cancer are connected to service.

21 conditions or groups

Former prisoners of war

If you were a prisoner of war, VA presumes that certain conditions are connected to your captivity. Some apply to any length of captivity. Others apply if you were held for 30 days or more.

20 conditions or groups

Chronic diseases that appear within a year of leaving service

VA presumes that certain long-lasting (chronic) diseases are connected to service if they appeared, at a level of at least 10%, within 1 year after you left active duty. Some have longer windows.

40 conditions or groups

Tropical diseases

VA presumes that certain tropical diseases are connected to service. Most must have appeared within 1 year after you left active duty. Some can appear later, because the disease takes longer to develop.

16 conditions or groups

Mustard gas and lewisite

Some veterans had their whole body exposed to mustard gas or lewisite during service. For them, VA presumes that certain eye, skin, breathing and cancer conditions are connected to service.

14 conditions or groups

ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)

VA presumes that ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is connected to service. This applies to any veteran who served 90 days or more in a row on active duty. It doesn't matter when or where you served.

1 condition

Where this comes from

We built these lists from the regulations (38 CFR, current as of October 15, 2026), the U.S. Code and VA.gov. They are general information, not legal or medical advice.

Being studied (no change yet)

  • February 10, 2026: VA announced a review of research on neurodegenerative diseases (such as Parkinson's disease and ALS) and military environmental exposures. Nothing has changed yet. 91 FR 5992
  • December 18, 2025: VA is reviewing research on PFAS ("forever chemicals," such as those in firefighting foam) and kidney cancer. Nothing has changed yet. 90 FR 59325
  • October 2, 2025: VA is reviewing exposures and health conditions for veterans who served at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base (K2) in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is already a burn pit location. 90 FR 47909

This is general information from a free tool, not legal or medical advice, and not a decision. Only VA decides claims.