The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of HIV related illness to service. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his condition had its origin during active duty or is linked to any in-service event, injury, or disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not enough information to make a fully informed decision on the issue due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of HIV related illness to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) related illness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24001992
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings for HIV related illness and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU). The Board finds that the withdrawal constitutes a valid dismissal of these claims.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for HIV related illness was denied as there is no reliable evidence linking the Veteran’s HIV to his active service.
- Denied
The Board found that the appellant's HIV-related illness was not manifest during service and did not find a causal relationship to service. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination. The focus of the remand includes confirming ACDUTRA training in June and July 1991 relevant to HIV exposure, obtaining records from Army Reserve agencies, and scheduling a VA examination.
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