Citation Nr: 18157406
Decision Date: 12/12/18	Archive Date: 12/12/18

DOCKET NO. 17-18 319
DATE:	December 12, 2018
ORDER
The appeal with respect to the Veteran’s entitlement to service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is dismissed.
FINDING OF FACT
In June 2018, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, VA received notification from the Veteran, through his fiduciary, that he wished to withdraw his appeal with respect to entitlement to service connection for COPD.
CONCLUSION OF LAW
The criteria for withdrawal of an appeal by the Veteran or his representative have been met with respect to the issue of entitlement to service connection for COPD.  38 U.S.C. § 7105 (b)(2), (d)(5) (2012); 38 C.F.R. § 20.204 (2017).
REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION
The Veteran served on active duty in the U.S. Navy from February 1944 to September 1947.
This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from an October 2014 rating decision issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
In a February 2017 rating decision, the RO, in pertinent part, granted service connection and a 100 percent rating for asbestosis, effective October 4, 2013.  That represents a full grant of the benefit sought on appeal with respect to asbestosis; as such, that issue is no longer in appellate status.  
Entitlement to service connection for COPD.
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 An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in an appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204. Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his or her authorized representative. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204. 
In June 2018, prior to the promulgation of a Board decision in the appeal, VA received a statement from the Veteran, through his fiduciary, requesting to withdraw the appeal with respect to the issue of entitlement to service connection for COPD.  Hence, there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration with respect to that issue. Accordingly, the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the issue, and it is dismissed.
 
DAVID A. BRENNINGMEYER
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	O. Owolabi, Law Clerk