A.G. and Department of the Army, Hohenfels Army Airfield, Hohenfels, Germany (Board decision, January 5, 2024)

ECAB final decision. The Board granted the claimant's request to withdraw the appeal and dismissed it. It made no ruling on OWCP's underlying March 31, 2023 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

An Army airfield employee appealed an OWCP decision issued March 31, 2023. The employee later asked the Board to withdraw that appeal. The Board granted the request and dismissed the case without deciding the OWCP decision's merits.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Board procedure for withdrawal of an appeal.
• Outcome: Withdrawal granted; Appeal No. 23-1070 dismissed.
• Key point: The Board closed the appeal at the claimant's request.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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A.G., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 23-1070
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Issued: January 5, 2024
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, HOHENFELS )
ARMY AIRFIELD, Hohenfels, Germany, )
Employer
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Appearances: Case Submitted on the Record
Appellant, pro se
Office of Solicitor, for the Director

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

Before:
PATRICIA H. FITZGERALD, Deputy Chief Judge JANICE B. ASKIN, Judge
VALERIE D. EVANS-HARRELL, Alternate Judge

On August 10, 2023 appellant filed a timely appeal from a March 31, 2023 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards assigned the appeal Docket No. 23-1070.

By letter dated December 13, 2023 and received December 29, 2023, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn.

The Board has duly considered this 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 this appeal is granted. The appeal docketed as No. 23-1070 is dismissed.

Issued: January 5, 2024
Washington, DC

Patricia H. Fitzgerald, Deputy Chief Judge Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

Janice B. Askin, Judge
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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

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