Citation Nr: 18142462
Decision Date: 10/15/18	Archive Date: 10/15/18

DOCKET NO. 15-17 133
DATE:	October 15, 2018
ORDER
Entitlement to service connection for arthritis of the right shoulder is dismissed.
FINDING OF FACT
On September 18, 2018, prior to the promulgation of a decision by the Board, the Veteran indicated in a written statement that he was withdrawing the appeal as to the claim for service connection for arthritis of the right shoulder.
CONCLUSION OF LAW
The criteria for withdrawal of an appeal by the Veteran have been met. 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 had active service from October 1966 to September 1968. 
Withdrawal
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 (2012). An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues on the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (2018). Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his or her authorized representative. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204. 
Here, the Veteran submitted a statement in September 2018 wherein he explicitly expressed his desire to withdraw this appeal. Further, September 2018 correspondence from the Veteran’s representative asserted that the Veteran had requested to withdraw all appeals. Accordingly, there remains no allegation of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.
Significantly, the Veteran’s September 2018 correspondence indicating his intent to withdraw his entire appeal is explicit, unambiguous, and done with a full understanding of the consequences of such action on his part. Warren v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 214, 218 (2017) (citing DeLisio v. Shinseki, 25 Vet. App. 45, 57 (2011)). As such, there remains no allegation of error of fact or law for appellate consideration with respect to the claim herein on appeal. The Board does not have jurisdiction to review the claim, and it is dismissed.
 
THERESA M. CATINO
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	N. Peden, Associate Counsel