B.C. and U.S. Postal Service, Honolulu Post Office (Board decision, February 5, 2026)

ECAB final decision dismissing appeal. The Board granted the request to withdraw the appeal and dismissed it 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 a September 2025 OWCP decision, then asked to withdraw the appeal. The Board granted the request and dismissed the case without reviewing the compensation merits. The order ends this Board appeal and leaves the underlying OWCP decision outside this proceeding.

Decision snapshot

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

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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B.C., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 25-0877
) Issued: February 5, 2026
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, HONOLULU POST
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OFFICE, Honolulu, HI Employer
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Appearances: Case Submitted on the Record
Alan J. Shapiro, Esq., for the appellant1
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 September 11, 2025 appellant, through counsel, filed a timely appeal from a September 10, 2025 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards docketed the appeal as No. 25-0877.

In a letter dated and received by the Clerk of the Appellate Boards on November 20, 2025, appellant, through counsel, requested that the appeal be withdrawn.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.2 Accordingly.

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In all cases in which a representative has been authorized in a matter before the Board, no claim for a fee for legal or other service performed on appeal before the Board is valid unless approved by the Board. 20 C.F.R.
§ 501.9(e). No contract for a stipulated fee or on a contingent fee basis will be approved by the Board. Id. An attorney or representative’s collection of a fee without the Board’s approval may constitute a misdemeanor, subject to fine or imprisonment for up to one year or both. Id.; see also 18 U.S.C. § 292. Demands for payment of fees to a representative, prior to approval by the Board, may be reported to appropriate authorities for investigation. 2 The Board’s decision 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. 25-0877 is dismissed.

Issued: February 5, 2026
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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