Illnesses resulting from infection with the human immunodeficiency virus.
For a 0% rating, records confirming an HIV diagnosis are the key evidence, even if you have no current symptoms. For a 10% rating, medical records documenting constitutional symptoms, lab results showing a T4 cell count between 200 and 500, medication records showing use of approved HIV medications, or mental health records and statements showing depression or memory loss that limits employment would all be relevant.
For a 30% rating, records showing recurrent constitutional symptoms and intermittent diarrhea, lab results showing a T4 cell count below 200, and medication records are helpful. Once an AIDS-defining opportunistic infection has been diagnosed, records confirming that diagnosis establish the 30% minimum.
For a 60% rating, medical records and treating provider notes documenting that constitutional symptoms and diarrhea have not responded to treatment, along with documented pathological weight loss, support this level. For a 100% rating, records confirming recurrent opportunistic infections from the AIDS-defining conditions list, records showing secondary diseases across multiple body systems, or provider notes describing debility and progressive weight loss are the types of evidence that reflect the criteria at this level.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
