The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for HIV-related illness, finding that symptoms in service are consistent with acute HIV infection and that the time frame between exposure to the virus and development of AIDS is consistent with medical authorities.
The deciding factor: The Board found evidence of symptoms consistent with acute HIV infection in service and a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS later, which aligns with the accepted medical authorities on the onset date of AIDS related to exposure to the HIV virus.
- Claimed conditions
- HIV-related illness
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0738956
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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