Citation Nr: 1511550	
Decision Date: 03/18/15    Archive Date: 03/27/15

DOCKET NO.  14-31 263A	)	DATE
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On appeal from the
Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Oakland, California



THE ISSUE

Entitlement to service connection for fibromyalgia.



REPRESENTATION

Appellant represented by:	The American Legion



ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD

J. Connolly, Counsel




INTRODUCTION

The Veteran served on active duty from September 1975 to September 1978.  

This matter comes to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from an April 2012 decision of the Oakland, California, Regional Office (RO) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  

The appeal is REMANDED to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ).  VA will notify the appellant if further action is required.


REMAND

In her VA Form 9, located in the Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS) record, the Veteran requested that she be afforded a Board video conference hearing.

Accordingly, the case is REMANDED for the following action:

The Veteran should be scheduled for a Board video conference hearing in connection with this appeal.  Thereafter, the case should be returned to the Board for further appellate consideration.

The Veteran 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 Board of Veterans' Appeals or by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for additional development or other appropriate action must be handled in an expeditious manner.  See 38 U.S.C.A. §§ 5109B, 7112 (West 2014).



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S. L. Kennedy
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals

Under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7252 (West 2014), 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) (2014).