The ruling affects about 2,000 soldiers currently serving while living with HIV. Advocates say they have been discharged or passed up for promotion because of HIV.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) U.S. service members who are HIV-positive cannot be discharged or barred from becoming an officer solely because they're infected with the virus, a federal judge in Virginia ruled.
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