Citation Nr: 18140838
Decision Date: 10/09/18	Archive Date: 10/09/18

DOCKET NO. 16-04 215
DATE:	October 9, 2018
ORDER
The appeal is dismissed.
FINDING OF FACT
On December 18, 2017, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, the Board received notification from the Veteran that a withdrawal of this appeal is requested.
CONCLUSION OF LAW
The criteria for withdrawal of an appeal by the Veteran (or his or her authorized representative) have been met.  38 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(2), (d)(5) (2014); 38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (2018).



REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION
The Veteran served in the U.S. Army from January 1998 to October 1999. 
These matters come before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from September 2012 (increased rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy) and December 2014 (service connection for a sleep disorder and a mental health disorder, and increased ratings for lumbar spine disability, scars, and left lower extremity radiculopathy) rating decisions by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
A February 2017 rating decision granted entitlement to service connection for major depressive disorder and granted entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
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WITHDRAWAL OF CLAIMS
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  An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204.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 or her authorized representative.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204.  In December 2017, the Veteran submitted a written statement where he stated he wished to withdraw “the remaining issues” on appeal.  The issues on appeal at that time were entitlement to service connection for a sleep disorder, and entitlement to increased ratings for lumbar spine disability, scars of the lower back, and bilateral radiculopathies.  In the present case, the Veteran has withdrawn this appeal and, hence, there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.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.
 
KRISTI L. GUNN
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	M.H. Stubbs, Counsel