V.H. and U.S. Postal Service, Dallas Bulk Mail Center, Dallas, TX (Board decision, July 5, 2023)

ECAB final decision. The Board granted the appellant's request to withdraw the appeal and dismissed it without reviewing OWCP's June 16, 2022 decision. A party may petition the Board for reconsideration within 30 days of issuance unless this order specifies another period, under 20 C.F.R. § 501.7(a).

Plain-English summary

A postal worker timely appealed an OWCP decision issued June 16, 2022. She later sent the Board a letter requesting withdrawal. The Board granted that request and dismissed the appeal. The order does not decide the underlying compensation issue.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Board procedure for withdrawal of an appeal.
• Outcome: Withdrawal granted; appeal dismissed.
• Key point: The appellant ended Board review by withdrawing the appeal.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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V.H., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 22-1253
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Issued: July 5, 2023
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, DALLAS BULK MAIL )
CENTER, Dallas, TX, Employer
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Appearances: Case Submitted on the Record
Appellant, pro se
Office of Solicitor, for the Director

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

Before:
ALEC J. KOROMILAS, Chief Judge
VALERIE D. EVANS-HARRELL, Alternate Judge JAMES D. McGINLEY, Alternate Judge

On August 23, 2022 appellant filed a timely appeal from a June 16, 2022 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards assigned Docket No. 22-1253.

In a letter dated May 10, 2023, and received May 17, 2023, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn.

The Board has duly considered the matter and concludes that appellant’s request for the withdrawal of the appeal should be granted. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT appellant’s request for the withdrawal of the appeal is granted. The appeal docketed as No. 22-1253 is dismissed.

Issued: July 5, 2023
Washington, DC

Alec J. Koromilas, Chief Judge
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

Valerie D. Evans-Harrell, Alternate Judge Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

James D. McGinley, Alternate Judge
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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