The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including verifying the Veteran's service dates and obtaining a VA examination to assess whether his HIV infection is related to active duty.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated but implied in the need for additional evidence and development of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- HIV infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1221716
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including HIV infection, bilateral hearing loss, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sight impairment, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for HIV infection by VAMC was denied, and the Board found that there is no evidence to support a finding of fault on VA's part in causing his HIV infection. The issue of service connection for residuals of HIV infection has been remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for HIV with peripheral neuropathy, and the Board dismissed this issue as a result.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected, and the HIV infection case is remanded for further review.
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