Citation Nr: 1318145	
Decision Date: 06/04/13    Archive Date: 06/11/13

DOCKET NO.  06-17 070	)	DATE
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On appeal from the decision of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri


THE ISSUE

Entitlement to service connection for hypertension as secondary to service-connected disabilities.  


REPRESENTATION

Appellant represented by:	Jeffrey J. Bunten, Attorney at Law


WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL

Appellant


ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD

A. Cryan, Counsel


INTRODUCTION

The Veteran served on active duty from October 1988 to December 1998.  

This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a December 2004 rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in St. Petersburg, Florida.  

The Veteran testified at a hearing before the Board in September 2007.

In January 2008 and March 2011, the Board remanded the Veteran's claim for additional development.  


FINDINGS OF FACT

On April 23, 2013, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, the Board received notification from the appellant, through her authorized representative, that a withdrawal of this appeal is requested.


CONCLUSION OF LAW

The criteria for withdrawal of an appeal by the appellant's authorized representative have been met.  38 U.S.C.A. § 7105(b)(2), (d)(5) (West 2002); 38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (2012).


REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION

The Board may dismiss any appeal which fails to allege specific error of fact or law in the determination being appealed.  38 U.S.C.A. § 7105 (West 2002).  An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (2012).  Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his or her authorized representative.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204.  In the present case, the appellant, through her authorized representative, has withdrawn this appeal and, hence, there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.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

The appeal is dismissed.



		
BARBARA B. COPELAND
	Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals


Department of Veterans Affairs