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New policy keeps HIV-positive troops deployable, bars involuntary separation in some cases
Asymptomatic HIV-positive troops with undetectable viral loads can now continue serving and deploying.
Military college student sues armed forces over HIV policy
The student’s lawyers argue the military’s HIV policies date to the 1980s when little was known about the condition, which, if left untreated, can lead to AIDS.
Judge rules US military can’t discharge HIV-positive troops
A federal judge has issued a ruling prohibiting the U.S. military from discharging HIV-positive service members or refusing to allow them to become officers.
Court argument seeks reversal of military HIV policies
Lawyers for military service members whose careers were halted after testing positive for the AIDS virus asked a federal judge Monday to overturn policies restricting their service as irrational and discriminatory.
Navy veteran: For 2 decades, VA never told him he had HIV
In a federal lawsuit filed this week, the South Carolina man says he ended up with “full-blown AIDS” because he never received treatment after being kept in the dark.
By Jeff Martin, The Associated Press