L.R. and U.S. Postal Service, Bristol Post Office (Board decision, December 16, 2025)

ECAB final decision dismissing appeal. The Board granted the employee’s withdrawal request and dismissed the appeal without a compensation merits ruling. Under 20 C.F.R. § 501.6(d), this order becomes final 30 days after issuance. A party may petition the Board for reconsideration within 30 days unless this order specifies another period, under 20 C.F.R. § 501.7(a).

Plain-English summary

A postal worker appealed an OWCP decision but later asked to withdraw the appeal. The Board granted the request and dismissed the proceeding without resolving the underlying compensation issue. The order leaves the substance of the earlier OWCP decision unreviewed by the Board.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: 20 C.F.R. §§ 501.3, 501.6(d), 501.7(a).
• Outcome: Appeal dismissed at appellant’s request.
• Key point: Withdrawal ended this Board appeal without a merits ruling.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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L.R., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 25-0692
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Issued: December 16, 2025
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, BRISTOL POST )
OFFICE, Bristol, VT, 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
PATRICIA H. FITZGERALD, Deputy Chief Judge VALERIE D. EVANS-HARRELL, Alternate Judge

JURISDICTION

On July 14, 2025 appellant filed a timely appeal from a June 11, 2025 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards docketed the appeal as No. 25-0692.

In a letter dated September 22, 2025, and received by the Clerk of the Appellate Boards on October 2, 2025, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn.

The Board, having duly considered this matter, 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. 25-0692 is dismissed.

Issued: December 16, 2025
Washington, DC

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

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

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

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