C.M. and U.S. Postal Service, Detroit Post Office (Board decision, July 28, 2025)

ECAB final decision. The Board granted the appellant's withdrawal request and dismissed docket 25-0648 without reviewing the claim. 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 Detroit postal employee appealed a purported OWCP decision. Two days later she asked to withdraw the appeal. The Board granted her request and dismissed the case without deciding compensation merits.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Federal Employees' Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C. § 8101 et seq.; 20 C.F.R. §§ 501.2(c), 501.3.
• Outcome: Appeal withdrawn and dismissed.
• Key point: The appellant's withdrawal request ended the Board appeal.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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C.M., Appellant
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) Docket No. 25-0648 and
) Issued: July 28, 2025
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, DETROIT POST
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OFFICE, Detroit, MI, 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
JANICE B. ASKIN, Judge
VALERIE D. EVANS-HARRELL, Alternate Judge

On June 25, 2025 appellant filed an appeal from a purported February 5, 2025 decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards assigned the appeal Docket No. 25-0648.

By letter received June 27, 2025, appellant requested that her appeal be withdrawn.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. 25-0648 is dismissed.

Issued: July 28, 2025
Washington, DC

Alec J. Koromilas, 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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