Citation Nr: 20060554 Decision Date: 09/15/20 Archive Date: 09/15/20 DOCKET NO. 15-31 567 DATE: September 15, 2020 ORDER The appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is dismissed. The appeal for entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee degenerative joint disease is dismissed. The appeal for entitlement to an initial compensable rating for right hip degenerative joint disease with limitation of extension is dismissed. The appeal for entitlement to an initial compensable rating for right hip degenerative joint disease with impairment of the thigh is dismissed. The appeal for entitlement to an initial compensable rating for left hip degenerative joint disease with limitation of extension is dismissed. The appeal for entitlement to an initial compensable rating for left hip degenerative joint disease with impairment of the thigh is dismissed. FINDING OF FACT On July 16, 2020, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, the Board received notification from the Veteran, through his authorized representative, that a withdrawal of the matters on appeal is requested. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for withdrawal of an appeal by the Veteran’s authorized representative have been met. 38 U.S.C. § 7105 (2012); 38 C.F.R. §§ 20.204, 20.205 (2019). REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION The Veteran had honorable active duty service with the United States Air Force from January 1972 to January 1976. These matters come before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) from rating decisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO). In November 2018, the Veteran testified at a hearing before the undersigned. A transcript of the hearing is of record. 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 An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. § 20.205. Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his or her authorized representative. 38 C.F.R. § 20.205. In the present case, the Veteran, through his authorized representative, has withdrawn the matters appeal. In a July 2020 Statement in Support of Claim, the Veteran’s authorized representative stated that the Veteran “wishes to withdraw all pending appeals.” The Board finds this statement meets the requirements of a written withdrawal under 38 C.F.R. sections 20.204(b), and 20.205, as it stated the Veteran’s name, file number, and clearly indicated that the Veteran wished to withdraw all pending claims. See also Hembree v. Wilkie, __ Vet. App. __, No. 18-3856, 2020 U.S. App. Vet. Claims LEXIS 1677, at 1, 16 (Aug. 31, 2020) (holding that when an appellant seeks to withdraw an appeal in writing, 38 C.F.R. § 20.204(b) governs whether that withdrawal is effective). 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. B. MULLINS Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board C. Hart, Associate Counsel The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.