Citation Nr: 18149686
Decision Date: 11/13/18	Archive Date: 11/13/18

DOCKET NO. 15-46 707
DATE:	November 13, 2018
ORDER
The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) is withdrawn.
FINDING OF FACT
In a written and signed statement received by the Board on November 7, 2018, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, the Veteran and his representative notified the undersigned Veterans Law Judge that the Veteran wished to withdraw his appeal as to the claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PFB.  
CONCLUSION OF LAW
The criteria for withdrawal of a substantive appeal on the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PFB have been met.  38 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(2) (West 2012); 38 C.F.R. §§ 20.202, 20.204 (2017).
REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION
The Veteran served on active duty from February 1980 to December 1982.
A substantive appeal may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the Board promulgates a decision.  38 C.F.R. §§ 20.202, 20.204(b) (2017).  Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his authorized representative.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (c) (2017).  Except for appeals withdrawn on the record at a hearing, appeal withdrawals must be in writing and meet certain requirements set forth by regulation.  They must include the name of the appellant, the applicable file number, and a statement that the appeal is being withdrawn.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (b)(1) (2017). 
On November 7, 2018, the Veteran submitted a written and signed statement which stated the Veteran wished to withdraw his appeal as to the claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PFB.  The statement also included the Veteran’s claims file number.  Therefore, the Board finds that the Veteran’s November 7, 2018 statement satisfies the requirements for the withdrawal of a substantive appeal.  See 38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (2017).  
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As the Veteran has withdrawn his appeal with respect to the claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PFB, there remains no allegation of error of fact or law for appellate consideration, thus, the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal as to this issue, and it is dismissed.
 
YVETTE R. WHITE
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	T. Berry, Counsel