Citation Nr: 21064227
Decision Date: 10/19/21	Archive Date: 10/19/21

DOCKET NO. 20-00 422A
DATE: October 19, 2021

ORDER

Entitlement to service connection for blindness of the left eye has been withdrawn.

FINDING OF FACT

In an August 2020 correspondence, the Veteran notified VA that he desired to withdraw his claim for entitlement to service connection for blindness of the left eye.

CONCLUSION OF LAW

The criteria for withdrawal of an appeal by the Veteran have been met for the issue of entitlement to service connection for blindness of the left eye. 38 U.S.C. § 7105; 38 C.F.R. § 19.55.

REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION

The Veteran had active duty service from December 1965 to September 1967.

This appeal comes to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) from a rating decision dated April 2017 issued by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO). The Veteran timely appealed.

This appeal has been advanced on the Board's docket pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 20.900(c). 38 U.S.C. § 7107(a)(2).

Dismissal

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 An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204.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 Veteran or by his authorized representative in a signed statement. Id.

In the present case, the Veteran made a written withdrawal of his claim for entitlement to service connection for blindness of the left eye in an August 2020 correspondence. Therefore, the Veteran has withdrawn the issue of entitlement to service connection for blindness of the left eye and there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration with regard to this issue. The Board does not have jurisdiction to review this appeal, and it is dismissed. 

 

LAURA E. COLLINS

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans' Appeals

Attorney for the Board	K. Minock

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 This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.