Citation Nr: 21027965 Decision Date: 05/07/21 Archive Date: 05/07/21 DOCKET NO. 17-04 815A DATE: May 7, 2021 ORDER Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for service-connected hypertension is dismissed. FINDING OF FACT On January 21, 2021, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, the Board received notification from the Veteran that he wanted to withdraw his appeal for initial compensable rating for service-connected hypertension. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for withdrawal of the appeal for an initial compensable rating for service-connected hypertension have been met. 38 U.S.C. § 7105 (2012); 38 C.F.R. § 20.205 (2020). REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION The Veteran served on active duty from December 1974 to August 1977. In February 2020, the Veteran testified at a video conference hearing (hearing) before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge. A transcript of the hearing is associated with the claims file. This matter was previously remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) in July 2020 for additional development. It now returns for further appellate review. 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 An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. § 20.205. An appeal withdrawal is effective when received by the Board. 38 C.F.R. § 20.205(b)(3). Withdrawal may be made by the Veteran or by his authorized representative. 38 C.F.R. § 20.205. A substantive appeal may be withdrawn on the record or in writing at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. Id. On January 21, 2021, the Veteran submitted an Appeals Satisfaction Notice. See January 2021 Appeals Satisfaction Notice. The Veteran indicated that based on the recent decision granting one or more of his appealed issues, that he was "satisfied and wish[ed] to withdraw all remaining issues associated with this appeal." Id. A written withdrawal must include the name of the Veteran, the applicable VA file number, and a statement that the appeal is withdrawn. See 38 C.F.R. § 20.205; Hembree v. Wilkie, 33 Vet. App. 1, 5 (2020). In the present case, the Veteran submitted an Appeals Satisfaction Notice that included the Veteran's name, the Veteran's claim number, and stated that he "satisfied and wish[ed] to withdraw all remaining issues associated with this appeal." See January 2021 Appeals Satisfaction Notice. The Veteran filed a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) in February 2016. The only remaining issue from the February 2016 NOD was the claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension. As noted in the introduction, the claim was remanded by the Board in July 2020, and denied in the December 2020 Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). Thus, the January 2021 Appeals Satisfaction Notice requesting to withdraw all remaining issues involves only the claim for a compensable rating for hypertension. Importantly, the withdrawal was effective immediately upon receipt by VA. 38 C.F.R. § 20.205 (b)(3). Therefore, the Veteran has withdrawn his appeal pertaining an initial compensable rating for hypertension, 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. YVETTE R. WHITE Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans' Appeals Attorney for the Board G. Lilly, 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.