The Board has determined that the Veteran's HIV infection is likely to have manifested during his active service, and therefore grants service connection for HIV.
The deciding factor: The symptoms noted in service are consistent with acute HIV infection, and the absence of serological testing does not preclude a finding of service connection as there were other clinical records indicating symptoms indicative of HIV.
- Claimed conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1526780
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's HIV infection is denied as there is no nexus between his service and the condition, despite his belief that it was caused by military sexual trauma. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for HIV and AIDS, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's service-connected focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's HIV/AIDS is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for HIV/AIDS as the evidence does not support a finding that it began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
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