Citation Nr: 1324446	
Decision Date: 08/01/13    Archive Date: 08/13/13

DOCKET NO.  10-08 464A	)	DATE
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On appeal from the
Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


THE ISSUES

1.  Entitlement to service connection for right eye cornea surgery.

2.  Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea.

3.  Entitlement to service connection for skin cancer.


REPRESENTATION

Appellant represented by:	Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States


ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD

T. L. Douglas, Counsel





INTRODUCTION

The appellant is a Veteran who served on active duty from September 1965 to September 1968.  

This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a June 2009 rating decision by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Regional Office (RO) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  

The appeal is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center in Washington, D.C.


REMAND

A review of the record reveals that in a December 2012 VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, the appellant expressed his desire to present testimony at a personal hearing before the Board via videoconference at a local VA office.  A hearing on appeal before the Board will be granted if a claimant expresses a desire to appear in person.  38 C.F.R. § 20.700 (2012).

Accordingly, the case is REMANDED for the following action:

Schedule the Veteran for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge via videoconference.

The appellant has the right to submit additional evidence and argument on the matter or matters the Board has remanded.  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 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. 2012).



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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) (2012).