Citation Nr: 1743663	
Decision Date: 09/29/17    Archive Date: 10/10/17

DOCKET NO.  16-26 067	)	DATE
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On appeal from the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office in Hartford, Connecticut


THE ISSUES

1.  Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type, since June 19, 2015.

2.  Entitlement to a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).


REPRESENTATION

Appellant represented by:	Allen Gumpenberger, Agent


ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD

J. E. Miller, Associate Counsel



INTRODUCTION

The Veteran served in the U.S. Navy from June 1960 to November 1962.

This matter came before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from an October 2015 decision of the Hartford, Connecticut, Regional Office (RO).

This appeal has been advanced on the Board's docket pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 20.900(c) (2016). 38 U.S.C.A. § 7107(a)(2) (West 2014).

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


REMAND

In September 2016, the Veteran requested a hearing with a Decision Review Officer (DRO). The requested DRO hearing has not been scheduled.

The case is REMANDED for the following action:

(Please note, this appeal has been advanced on the Board's docket pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 20.900(c). Expedited handling is requested.)


Schedule and advise the Veteran for a DRO hearing. 


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 or by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court) 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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Vito A. Clementi
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals

Under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7252 (West 2014), only a decision of the Board is appealable to the Court. 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) (2016).