The Board has granted service connection for HIV, finding it as likely as not that the veteran became infected during her active duty service.,The appeals regarding effective dates earlier than July 6, 1991, and January 12, 1998, for cold injuries of the feet and hands, and separate ratings for cold injuries of the hands and feet have been withdrawn by the appellant.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the veteran was infected with HIV during her active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Cold injuries of the feet and hands
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0217796
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