Citation Nr: 21025982
Decision Date: 04/29/21	Archive Date: 04/29/21

DOCKET NO. 15-08 348
DATE: April 29, 2021

ORDER

The claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is dismissed.

The claim for service connection for a bilateral total knee replacement is dismissed. 

The claim for service connection for cervical vertigo, to include as secondary to degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, is dismissed. 

The claim for service connection for finger release involving the index, thumb, and long finger of the left hand with degenerative joint disease (DJD) is dismissed. 

The claim for service connection for finger release involving the index, thumb, and long finger of the right hand with DJD is dismissed.  

FINDING OF FACT

In a statement received on April 14, 2021, the Veteran requested a withdrawal of the appeal as to all issues on appeal to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board).

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

1. The criteria for withdrawal of the claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability to include GERD have been met.  38 U.S.C. § 7105 (2012); 38 C.F.R. § 20.205 (2020).

2. The criteria for withdrawal of the claim for service connection for a bilateral total knee replacement have been met.  38 U.S.C. § 7105 (2012); 38 C.F.R. § 20.205 (2020).

3. The criteria for withdrawal of the claim for service connection for cervical vertigo, to include as secondary to degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, have been met.  38 U.S.C. § 7105 (2012); 38 C.F.R. § 20.205 (2020).

4. The criteria for withdrawal of the claim for finger release involving the index, thumb, and long finger of the left hand have been met.  38 U.S.C. § 7105 (2012); 38 C.F.R. § 20.205 (2020).

5. The criteria for withdrawal of the claim for finger release involving the index, thumb, and long finger of the right hand with DJD have been met.  38 U.S.C. § 7105 (2012); 38 C.F.R. § 20.205 (2020).

REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSIONS

The Veteran served on active duty from November 1962 to March 1966.  

This case was remanded by the Board in January 2019.  

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  An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision.  Withdrawal may be made by a Veteran or by his or her authorized representative.  38 C.F.R. § 20.205.

In a statement received on April 14, 2021, the Veteran requested a withdrawal as to all issues on appeal to the Board.  Accordingly, there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal.  See 38 C.F.R. § 20.205; Acree v. O’Rouke, 891 F.3d 1009, 1014-15 (Fed. Cir. 2018).

 

 

MARJORIE A. AUER

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Attorney for the Board	J. Andrew Ahlberg, 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.