A.S. and U.S. Postal Service, McDonough Post Office (Board decision, April 18, 2024)

ECAB final decision. The Board granted the worker’s request to withdraw her appeal and dismissed it. 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). FECA compensation decisions are generally not subject to court review under 5 U.S.C. § 8128(b).

Plain-English summary

A postal worker appealed a July 2023 OWCP decision. Before the Board decided the merits, she asked to withdraw the appeal. The Board granted that request and dismissed the docket. This order does not resolve the underlying compensation question.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Withdrawal and finality of Board orders under 20 C.F.R. § 501.6(d).
• Outcome: Appeal withdrawn and docket 24-0246 dismissed.
• Key point: The Board ended the appeal without a merits ruling after the appellant requested withdrawal.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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A.S., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 24-0246
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Issued: April 18, 2024
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, MCDONOUGH POST )
OFFICE, Riverdale, GA, Employer
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Appearances: Case Submitted on the Record
Appellant, pro se
Office of Solicitor, for the Director

ORDER DISSMISSING APPEAL

Before:
ALEC J. KOROMILAS, Chief Judge
PATRICIA H. FITZGERALD, Deputy Chief Judge JAMES D. McGINLEY, Alternate Judge

On January 11, 2024 appellant filed a timely appeal from a July 18, 2023 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards assigned Docket No. 24-0246.

In a letter dated March 8, 2024 and received April 1, 2024, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn.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. 1 Accordingly,

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The Board’s decisions and orders are final upon the expiration of 30 days from the date of their issuance. 20 C.F.R.
§ 501.6(d).
 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT appellant’s request for the withdrawal of the appeal
is granted. The appeal docketed as No. 24-0246 is dismissed.

Issued: April 18, 2024
Washington, DC

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

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

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

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