Citation Nr: 18140322
Decision Date: 10/02/18	Archive Date: 10/02/18

DOCKET NO. 16-05 725A
DATE:	October 2, 2018
ORDER
The issue of entitlement to payment or reimbursement for expenses incurred due to non-VA medical care, to include private emergency transportation services, from Sacred Heart Riverbend (SHR) and associated non-VA facilities from November 27, 2014, through December 1, 2014, is dismissed. 
FINDING OF FACT
In a September 2018 correspondence, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, the Board received notification from the Veteran that he wished to withdraw the issue currently on appeal.  
CONCLUSION OF LAW
The criteria for withdrawal of an appeal on the issue of entitlement to payment or reimbursement for expenses incurred due to non-VA medical care, to include private emergency transportation services, from SHR and associated non-VA facilities from November 27, 2014 through December 1, 2014, are met.  38 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(2), (d)(5) (2012); 38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (2017).

REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION
The Veteran had active duty service from May 1989 to August 1993.   
This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) from February and March 2015 decisions of the Department of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 20 Northwest Network Payment Center in Portland, Oregon. 
Entitlement to payment or reimbursement for expenses incurred due to non-VA medical care from SHR and associated non-VA facilities from November 27, 2014 through December 1, 2014
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. § 7105.  An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204.  Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his authorized representative.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204. 
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In the present case, the Veteran submitted a written statement, received in September 2018, expressing his desire to withdraw his appeal as to the issue currently on appeal.  As the Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for this issue, there remains no allegation of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.  Accordingly, the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal, and it is dismissed. 
 
MARJORIE A. AUER
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	S. Kim, Associate Counsel