The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for AIDS and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to hiatal hernia surgery, finding that further development is needed.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as the records pertaining to the veteran's exposure to HIV during service and the alleged hiatal hernia surgery are incomplete.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), HIV+
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0102096
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for new VA examinations of his service-connected conditions, including PFB, Rosai-Dorfman's Syndrome, meningitis, and AIDS. The claims will be readjudicated after the additional development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further action is needed to determine if the Veteran's acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) may be related to service, and has therefore remanded the case for additional development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for HIV, finding that it is far less than 50 percent likely that the veteran contracted HIV as a result of a tattoo he obtained during military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the veteran should be provided with an examination to determine if his acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and hepatitis C are related to his military service, specifically due to risk factors such as tattoos, unprotected sexual activity, or razor blade sharing.
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