Citation Nr: 18146171
Decision Date: 10/30/18	Archive Date: 10/30/18

DOCKET NO. 14-34 449
DATE:	October 30, 2018
ORDER
Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is dismissed.
Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed.
FINDING OF FACT
In a September 2018 written statement, the Veteran explicitly and unambiguously withdrew his appeal of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea with full understanding of the consequences of such action.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. The criteria for withdrawal of entitlement to service connection for hypertension are met. 38 U.S.C. §§ 7104, 7105(b)(2), (d)(5) (2012); 38 C.F.R. §§ 20.202, 20.204 (2017).
2. The criteria for withdrawal of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea are met. 38 U.S.C. §§ 7104, 7105(b)(2), (d)(5) (2012); 38 C.F.R. §§ 20.202, 20.204 (2017).
REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSIONS
The Veteran served on active duty from April 1960 to November 1963. 
This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from a June 2013 rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In October 2017, the Veteran testified at a Board hearing before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge; a transcript of that hearing is of record. 
The Board notes that the issue of entitlement to service connection for removal of a brain tumor will be adjudicated in a separate Board decision. 
Entitlement to service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea.
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 An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204. The withdrawal of an appeal must be either in writing or on the record at a hearing. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204. Withdrawal can be by the Veteran or by his representative. Id.
In a September 2018 written statement, the Veteran explicitly and unambiguously withdrew his appeal of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea with full understanding of the consequences of such action. The Board finds that there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration with respect to these issues. Accordingly, as the Board has no further jurisdiction to review an appeal on these matters, they are dismissed. 




The Board is grateful to the Veteran for his honorable service.
 
E. I. VELEZ
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	J. Sandler, Associate Counsel