Citation Nr: 25003522
Decision Date: 03/13/25	Archive Date: 03/13/25

DOCKET NO. 20-19 212
DATE: March 13, 2025

ORDER

The appeal as to the claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) is dismissed.

FINDING OF FACT

In a March 2025 written statement and motion offered prior to the promulgation of a decision on the claim on appeal, the Veteran requested to withdraw her claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for FSAD. 

CONCLUSION OF LAW

The criteria for withdrawal of the appeal with respect to the claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for FSAD have been met.  38 U.S.C. § 7105 (2012); 38 C.F.R. § 19.55 (2024).  

REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION

The Veteran had active service in the United States Army from May 1978 to May 1982.  Her appeal stems from an April 2018 rating decision in which the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) granted service connection for FSAD and assigned a noncompensable rating for the disability.  She timely appealed to the Board and asserted that her FSAD warranted a compensable rating.

In January 2024 the Board remanded her claim for further development.  Accordingly, the AOJ afforded her a VA examination on her FSAD.  However, before the Board could reconsider her claim, she submitted a March 2025 motion through her representative moving to withdraw her appeal, as well as a March 2025 written statement indicating her desire to withdraw her appeal as to the increased rating claim at issue.  

Under the relevant laws and regulations, an appeal may be withdrawn as to any or all issues involved in the appeal at any time before the Board promulgates a decision.  38 C.F.R. § 19.55.  Withdrawal may be made by the Veteran or by his or her authorized representative and is effective when received.  Id.  As the Veteran has withdrawn her appeal with respect to her claim of an increased rating for FSAD, the Board does not have jurisdiction to further review the matter.  Therefore, the appeal is dismissed.     

 

 

John R. Doolittle, II

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans' Appeals

Attorney for the Board	A. Spigelman

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 This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.