Citation Nr: 18154909
Decision Date: 12/04/18	Archive Date: 11/30/18

DOCKET NO. 15-28 099
DATE:	December 4, 2018
ORDER
The appeal pertaining to the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right knee injury is dismissed.
FINDING OF FACT
In a November 2018, the VA received a statement from the Veteran in which he expressed his desire to withdraw his appeal of a claim for a right knee injury. 
CONCLUSION OF LAW
The criteria for withdrawal of the appeal of entitlement to service connection for a right knee injury have been met.  38 U.S.C. § 7105; 38 C.F.R. § 20.204.
REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION
The Veteran served on active duty from March 12, 1970 to March 9, 1973 and from January 1979 to January 1983.  This matter is on appeal from a February 2014 rating decision, which denied entitlement to service connection for a right knee injury.
Withdrawal of Appeal
The Board may dismiss any appeal that fails to allege specific error of fact or law in the determination being appealed. 38 U.S.C. § 7105(d)(5); 38 C.F.R. § 20.202.  A substantive appeal may be withdrawn in writing and is effective when received by the Regional Office prior to the appeal being transferred to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board), or when received by the Board before it issues a final decision.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204(b).  Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his or her authorized representative. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204(a).
In this case, by a statement submitted in November 2018, prior to the issuance of a decision by the Board, the Veteran stated that he wished to withdraw his appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right knee injury.  This was done in writing and identified the issue withdrawn from the appeal.  Thus, there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration with respect to this specific matter.  Accordingly, the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal of this issue and it is therefore dismissed.
 
KELLI A. KORDICH
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	T. Moore, Associate Counsel