The Veteran's HIV-related conditions are being remanded for further evaluation, including service connection for secondary psychiatric disability, bilateral hip and shoulder disorders, migraine headaches, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, hypertension, and testicular hypofunction.
The deciding factor: The claims involve service connection for secondary disabilities as a result of the Veteran's HIV/AIDS, which requires additional evidence to support these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Acquired psychiatric disability, Bilateral hip and shoulder disorders, Migraine headaches, Peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, Hypertension, Testicular hypofunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22062769
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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