Citation Nr: 22017996 Decision Date: 03/27/22 Archive Date: 03/27/22 DOCKET NO. 18-28 992 DATE: March 27, 2022 ORDER The appeal with respect to entitlement to special monthly pension is dismissed. The appeal with respect to entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss is dismissed. The appeal with respect to entitlement to a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss is dismissed. The appeal with respect to entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is dismissed. The appeal with respect to entitlement to an effective date prior to July 7, 2016, for the award of service connection for left ear hearing loss is dismissed. The appeal with respect to entitlement to an effective date prior to July 1, 2015, for the award of service connection for tinnitus is dismissed. FINDING OF FACT In December 2021, prior to the promulgation of an appellate decision on the matter, the Veteran asked that the present appeal be withdrawn. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for withdrawal of an appeal by the Veteran 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 in the United States Army from July 1966 to January 1967. His decorations include the National Defense Service Medal and the Sharpshooter (Rifle) Badge. This matter comes come to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a May 2017 rating decision issued by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO). In October 2018, while the present appeal was pending, the RO, among other things, awarded the Veteran a total (100 percent) rating and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate. In December 2018, the Board granted a November 2018 motion filed by the Veteran's former attorney to withdraw from representation. The Veteran is currently proceeding pro se. Dismissal The Board may dismiss any appeal which fails to allege specific error of fact or law in the determination being appealed. See 38 U.S.C. § 7105. An appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in an appeal. 38 C.F.R. § 19.55. Only an appellant, or an appellant's authorized representative, may withdraw an appeal. Id. Appeal withdrawals must include the name of the veteran, the name of the claimant or appellant if other than the veteran (e.g., a veteran's survivor, a guardian, or a fiduciary appointed to receive VA benefits on an individual's behalf), the applicable VA file number, and a statement that the appeal is withdrawn. 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. Id. In the present case, in December 2021, the Veteran contacted VA by telephone and indicated that he wished to withdraw the present appeal. That request has since been reduced to writing in a VA Form 27-0820 (Report of General Information), which includes the Veteran name and his VA file number. Under the circumstances, the Board finds that the requirements for a proper withdrawal have been satisfied. See Hembree v. Wilkie, 33 Vet. App. 1, 8 (2020); Hanson v. Brown, 9 Vet. App. 29, 31-32 (1996); Tomlin v. Brown, 5 Vet. App. 355 (1993). As the Veteran has withdrawn the appeal, there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration. Accordingly, the appeal must be dismissed. DAVID A. BRENNINGMEYER Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans' Appeals Attorney for the Board J. Ragheb, 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.