Citation Nr: 0812520 Decision Date: 04/15/08 Archive Date: 05/01/08 DOCKET NO. 99-06 251 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for chronic bronchitis. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a right ankle disability. 3. Entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability. 4. Entitlement to service connection for a left hand disability. 5. Entitlement to service connection for a systolic murmur. 6. Entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease with chest pain. 7. Entitlement to service connection for shortness of breath. 8. Entitlement to service connection for a gastrointestinal disability. 9. Entitlement to service connection for a back disability. 10. Entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability. 11. Entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability. 12. Entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability. 13. Entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder of the feet. 14. Entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder. 15. Entitlement to service connection for a urinary disorder. 16. Entitlement to service connection for prostatitis. 17. Entitlement to service connection for the residuals of malaria. 18. Entitlement to service connection for a liver disorder. 19. Entitlement to service connection for headaches. 20. Entitlement to service connection for a leg condition. 21. Entitlement to service connection for depression. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Mississippi Veterans Affairs Commission WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Appellant ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD Simone C. Krembs, Associate Counsel INTRODUCTION The veteran served on active duty from May 1967 to May 1970, and from April 1971 to January 1983. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) from June 1998 and January 2000 rating decisions of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO). The veteran testified before the Board at a hearing that was held at the RO in March 2000. In February 2001, the Board remanded the claims for additional development. The appeal is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center in Washington, D.C. REMAND In March 2008, the veteran was notified that the Judge before whom he had testified in March 2000 was no longer employed by the Board. He was offered an additional opportunity to testify before the Board. In a statement received later that month, the veteran requested an additional hearing to be held at the RO in Jackson, Mississippi. As such a hearing has not yet been conducted, the RO should schedule such a hearing. 38 U.S.C.A. § 7107 (West 2002); 38 C.F.R. §§ 19.75, 19.76, 20.703, 20.704 (2007). Accordingly, the case is REMANDED for the following action: Schedule the veteran for a travel board hearing in connection with his appeal to be held at the RO in Jackson, Mississippi. The appellant has the right to submit additional evidence and argument on the matters the Board is remanding. Kutscherousky v. West, 12 Vet. App. 369 (1999). This claim must be afforded expeditious treatment. The law requires that all claims that are remanded by the Board or the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for additional development or other appropriate action must be handled in an expeditious manner. 38 U.S.C.A. §§ 5109B, 7112 (West Supp. 2007). _________________________________________________ Harvey P. Roberts Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals Under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7252 (West 2002), only a decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals is appealable to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. This remand is in the nature of a preliminary order and does not constitute a decision of the Board on the merits of your appeal. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1100(b) (2007).