Citation Nr: 21040405
Decision Date: 07/03/21	Archive Date: 07/03/21

DOCKET NO. 17-06 994
DATE: July 3, 2021

ORDER

Entitlement to service connection for hypertension as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with panic attacks is dismissed.

FINDING OF FACT

In a May 2021 correspondence, both the Veteran and his representative notified VA that the Veteran desired to withdraw his claim for entitlement to service connection for hypertension.

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 hypertension as secondary to PTSD with panic attacks. 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 February 1969 to January 1971.

This appeal comes to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) from a rating decision dated July 2015 issued by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO). The Veteran timely appealed.

The Veteran's appeal has previously been before the Board. In November 2020 and April 2021, the Board remanded the Veteran's claim to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for additional development.

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 An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204.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 either in a signed statement or on record during a Board hearing. 38 C.F.R. § 20.204.

In the present case, the Veteran and his representative made a written withdrawal of the Veteran's claim for entitlement to service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD with panic attacks in a May 2021 correspondence. Therefore, the Veteran and his representative have withdrawn the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD with panic attacks. Hence, there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration with regard to this issue.

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Accordingly, 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. Bristor

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.