Citation Nr: 18158367
Decision Date: 12/14/18	Archive Date: 12/14/18

DOCKET NO. 16-32 326
DATE:	December 14, 2018
ORDER
The appeal of the denial of entitlement to payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred during a non-VA hospitalization at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Rehabilitation Unit from July 9, 2014 through July 24, 2014, is dismissed.
FINDING OF FACT
On August 28, 2017, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, the Board received notification from the appellant that a withdrawal of this appeal is requested.
CONCLUSION OF LAW
The criteria for withdrawal of an appeal by the appellant have been met.  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 had active duty service in the U.S Army from April 1970 to April 1973.  The Veteran died in January 2016.  The appellant is Veteran’s spouse. 
This matter comes to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from an October 2014 decision issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center (VAMC) in Lexington, Kentucky.
The appellant requested a Board videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge in her March 2016 VA Form 9.  Although a videoconference hearing was scheduled for August 2016, she cancelled the hearing request. Therefore, the Board videoconference hearing request is considered withdrawn.  See 38 C.F.R. § 20.704(e) (2017).
This appeal was processed using both a paper-based claims file and an electronic Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS).    
Dismissal of Appeal
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  An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204.  Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his or her authorized representative.  38 C.F.R. § 20.204.  
In a handwritten statement received in August 2017, the appellant stated that the current issue on appeal “has been resolved.”  All medical bills she had originally appealed had been “taken care of.”  
Therefore, in the present case, the appellant has withdrawn this appeal and, hence, there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.  Accordingly, the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal and it is dismissed.
 
DAVID L. WIGHT
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	P.S. Rubin, Counsel