Citation Nr: 21075423 Decision Date: 12/20/21 Archive Date: 12/20/21 DOCKET NO. 15-25 983 DATE: December 20, 2021 ORDER The appeal for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS), and anxiety disorder NOS is dismissed. FINDING OF FACT On November 23, 2021, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, the AOJ received an Appeals Satisfaction Notice, executed by the Veteran, expressing in writing his overall satisfaction with his disability compensation and intent to withdraw this appeal. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for withdrawal of an appeal by the appellant are met. 38 U.S.C. § 7105 (d); 38 C.F.R. § 19.55. REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION The Veteran had active service from September 1950 to October 1970. This case comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a January 2015 rating decision issued by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO or AOJ). The Veteran testified before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge in a March 2017 Video Conference Board hearing. A transcript of that hearing is associated with the claims file. This case was previously before the Board in July 2021 when it was remanded for additional development. While the case was in remand status, service connection for a disability of the spine and hypertension was granted in a September 2021 rating decision. As these grants represent a full grant of the benefits sought, these issues are no longer on appeal. See Grantham v. Brown, 114 F.3d. 1156 (Fed. Cir. 1997). The denial of the claims for an increased rating for right ear hearing loss and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remained on appeal. The Board notes that the Veteran's representative submitted an Appellate Brief that was received on December 1, 2021. However, the Veteran's Appeals Satisfaction Notice, received by the AOJ on November 23, 2021, is valid under the regulations and is not recanted by the representative's filing. See 38 C.F.R. § 19.55; Vasquez v. McDonough, 2021 U.S. App. Vet. Claims LEXIS 2028, 2021 WL 5316808. 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 (d). An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. § 19.55. Withdrawal may be made by the appellant or by his or her authorized representative. 38 C.F.R. § 19.55. Appeal withdrawals must include the name of the claimant, the applicable claim number, and a statement that the appeal is being withdrawn. 38 C.F.R. § 19.55. If the appeal involves multiple issues, the withdrawal must specify that the appeal is withdrawn in its entirety, or list the issue(s) withdrawn from the appeal. In an Appeals Satisfaction Notice, executed by the Veteran, and received by the AOJ on November 23, 2021, the Veteran expressed satisfaction with the September 2021 rating decision granting service connection for a disability of the spine, and assigning a 20 percent rating effective October 10, 2014, and an increased 40 percent rating effective September 21, 2021; and granting service connection for hypertension, and assigning a 10 percent rating effective October 10, 2014. The notice also clearly states that the Veteran understood that he was no longer pursuing any issues contained in the September 2021 supplemental statement of the case, which addressed a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depressive disorder NOS, and anxiety disorder NOS. The statement identified the Veteran, the claim number, and clearly indicated the Veteran's intent to withdraw "all remaining issues associated with this appeal." The Veteran signed this statement. The Veteran has withdrawn this appeal and has done so in a manner set out under 38 C.F.R. § 19.55. The Board interprets the Veteran's statement as a request to withdraw all issues on appeal, i.e. the appeal in its entirety. 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. MICHAEL A. HERMAN Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans' Appeals Attorney for the Board J. Smith, 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.