Judge rules US military can't discharge HIV-positive troops
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A Virginia judge recently ruled that servicemembers who are HIV positive cannot be discharged or barred from becoming an officer based solely on being infected with the virus.
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said in a written order dated April 6 that her ruling bars the military from taking those actions against the plaintiffs and any other asymptomatic HIV-positive service member with an undetectable viral load "because they are classified as ineligible for worldwide deployment ... due to their HIV-positive status."
Peter Perkowski, an attorney for the plaintiffs, called it "a landmark victory — probably the biggest ruling in favor of people living with HIV in the last 20 years."
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