Citation Nr: 21020818
Decision Date: 04/08/21	Archive Date: 04/08/21

DOCKET NO. 18-28 363A
DATE: April 8, 2021

ORDER

Entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction is dismissed. 

Entitlement to service connection for residual scars on bilateral lower extremities is dismissed. 

Entitlement to service connection for vascular replacement is dismissed.  

FINDING OF FACT

In February 2021, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) received notification from the Veteran 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; 38 C.F.R. § 19.55. 

REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION

The Veteran served on active duty from August 1967 to June 1971.

This matter comes to the Board on appeal from a September 2015 rating decision. The Veteran filed a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) in October 2015, which resulted in a Statement of the Case (SOC) issued in April 2018. The Veteran filed a substantive appeal in June 2018. 

In a February 2021 statement the Veteran explicitly withdrew his 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 An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204.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 Veteran or by his or her authorized representative. Id. In the present case, the Veteran has withdrawn this appeal and there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration. Accordingly, the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal as to the issues of entitlement of service connection for erectile dysfunction, residual scars on bilateral lower extremities and vascular replacement. Thus, the issues are dismissed. 

 

 

LAURA E. COLLINS

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Attorney for the Board	S. Solomon

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 This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.