's Columbia medical center ordered the lab work that included the HIV test in November 1995. “In clear contravention of the standard of care, Mr. Doe was not informed of the positive HIV test until decades later," the lawsuit states. who wrote in a medical record that he came across the 1995 lab results showing the positive HIV test. That doctor also asked the veteran if he knew he was HIV positive, and he responded that he was never told about any positive test. That doctor “does not diagnose Mr. Doe with HIV, nor does he even add the positive HIV test to Mr. Doe’s problem list or medical history in his medical chart to flag the positive HIV test for subsequent providers," the complaint states.

Source: ABC News September 11, 2020 12:55 UTC