Citation Nr: 0712598 Decision Date: 04/30/07 Archive Date: 05/08/07 DOCKET NO. 04- 18 059 ) DATE ) On appeal from the decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder. 2. Entitlement to an increased disability evaluation for service-connected electrical burn scars of the right and left forearms, currently rated as 0 percent disabling. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The American Legion WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Appellant ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD Michael A. Pappas, Counsel INTRODUCTION The veteran had honorable active service from January 1968 to September 1971. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a January 2003 rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Montgomery, Alabama Regional Office (RO). On September 27, 2006, the veteran appeared at a travel Board hearing conducted at the RO before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge. The transcript of that hearing has been associated with the claims file and the case is now ready for appellate review. FINDING OF FACT At the travel Board hearing on September 27, 2006, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal of both issues. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for withdrawal of a Substantive Appeal by the appellant have been met. 38 U.S.C.A. § 7105(b)(2), (d)(5) (West 2002); 38 C.F.R. §§ 20.202, 20.204 (2006). REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION Under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7105, the Board may dismiss any appeal which fails to allege specific error of fact or law in the determination being appealed. A Substantive Appeal may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. § 20.202 (2006). Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his or her authorized representative. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (2006). The appellant and his representative have withdrawn this appeal and, hence, there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration. Accordingly, the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal and it is dismissed. ORDER 1. Entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder is dismissed. 2. Entitlement to an increased disability evaluation for service-connected electrical burn scars of the right and left forearms, currently rated as 0 percent disabling is dismissed. ____________________________________________ RONALD W. SCHOLZ Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals Department of Veterans Affairs