Citation Nr: 1512366 Decision Date: 03/24/15 Archive Date: 04/01/15 DOCKET NO. 12-33 978 ) DATE ) On appeal from the decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Boston, Massachusetts THE ISSUE Entitlement to an increased evaluation for bilateral high frequency sensorineural hearing loss, currently evaluated as 30 percent disabling. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD S. Syverson, Associate Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from September 1974 to September 1976. This matter comes to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Boston, Massachusetts. FINDING OF FACT In a November 2013 statement, which the Board received prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, the Veteran expressed a desire to withdraw his appeal. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for withdrawal of an appeal by the appellant have been met. 38 U.S.C.A. § 7105(b)(2), (d)(5) (West 2014); 38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (2014). 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 2014). An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (2014). Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his or her authorized representative. Id. In the present case, the appellant has withdrawn this appeal and, hence, there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.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. DEREK R. BROWN Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals Department of Veterans Affairs