Citation Nr: 18139921
Decision Date: 10/01/18	Archive Date: 10/01/18

DOCKET NO. 15-12 201A
DATE:	October 1, 2018
ORDER
Entitlement to an initial rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in excess of 30 percent prior to September 12, 2017, and in excess of 70 percent beginning September 12, 2017, is dismissed.
FINDING OF FACT
In a July 2018 written statement, the Veteran’s representative withdrew the Veteran’s appeal of the issue of entitlement to an increased initial rating for PTSD.  
CONCLUSION OF LAW
The criteria for withdrawal of the appeal of entitlement to an increased initial rating for PTSD are met.  38 C.F.R. §38 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(2), (d)(5) (2012); 38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (2018). 
REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION
The Veteran served on active duty from October 1963 to October 1966 in the United States Army.  
This case comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from a July 2012 decision issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Roanoke, Virginia.  
The Board may dismiss any appeal that fails to allege specific error of fact or law in the determination being appealed.  38 U.S.C. § 7105.  A substantive appeal may be withdrawn on record at a hearing or in writing at any time before the Board promulgates a decision.  38 C.F.R. § 20.202.  Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his or her authorized representative.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204.  
In a July 2018 written statement, the Veteran’s representative indicated that the Veteran wanted to withdraw his appeal of the issue of entitlement to an increased initial rating for PTSD.  As such, 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.

 
Kristin Haddock
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	S. Mishalanie, Counsel