Citation Nr: 18143343
Decision Date: 10/18/18	Archive Date: 10/18/18

DOCKET NO. 15-10 568
DATE:	October 18, 2018
ORDER
The claim of entitlement to an increased rating for an anxiety disorder is dismissed.
FINDING OF FACT
In a May 2018 written statement, the Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding an increased rating an anxiety disorder.
CONCLUSION OF LAW
The criteria for withdrawal of the appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for an anxiety disorder have been met. 38 U.S.C. § 7105 (b)(2), (d)(5); 38 C.F.R. § 20.204.
REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION
The Veteran had active service from June 1992 to April 2001, May 2006 to August 2006, and from August 2006 to July 2012.
A substantive appeal may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. §§ 20.202, 20.204(b). Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his authorized representative, except that a representative may not withdraw a Substantive Appeal filed by the appellant personally without the express written consent of the appellant. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204(c). 
In a May 2018 written statement, the Veteran stated that he no longer wished to pursue the claim of entitlement to an increased rating for an anxiety disorder. The Board finds that the Veteran’s statement of intention to withdraw the appeal satisfies the requirements for the withdrawal of a substantive appeal. 
As the Veteran has withdrawn his appeal, there remain no allegations of errors of facts or law for appellate consideration concerning this issue. The Board therefore has no jurisdiction to review the issue.
Accordingly, the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for an anxiety disorder is dismissed.
 
M.E. Larkin
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	R. Erdheim, Counsel