The Veteran's HIV-related disability is rated at 30 percent, effective May 1, 2012. The issues of service connection for blood clot in the left leg and incontinence, as well as a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc and joint disease of the lumbar spine remain unresolved.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's HIV-related disability is rated at 30 percent based on the current medical evidence showing intermittent diarrhea and T4 count less than 200, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6351. The issues of service connection for blood clot in the left leg and incontinence remain unresolved.
- Claimed conditions
- HIV, Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood, CMV Retinitis of the Left Eye
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2015
- Citation
- 1550262
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