S.A. and U.S. Postal Service, Bozeman Post Office (Board decision, March 30, 2026)

ECAB final decision dismissing appeal. The Board granted the worker's withdrawal request and dismissed docket 26-0195 without deciding the underlying claim. 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 June 2025 OWCP decision. He later requested withdrawal so OWCP could finish considering his claim. The Board granted the request and dismissed the appeal without reaching the merits. Its order states that Board decisions and orders become final after 30 days.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: 20 C.F.R. §§ 501.3, 501.6(d), 501.7(a).
• Outcome: The appeal was dismissed on the worker's request.
• Key point: Withdrawal ended the Board appeal while OWCP considered the claim.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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S.A., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 26-0195
) Issued: March 30, 2026
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, BOZEMAN POST
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OFFICE, Bozeman, MT, 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 December 29, 2025 appellant filed an appeal from a June 27, 2025 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards docketed the appeal as No. 26-0195.

In correspondence dated and received March 5, 2026, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn in order to allow OWCP the opportunity to finish considering his claim.

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 withdrawal of the appeal is granted. The appeal docketed as No. 26-0195 is dismissed.

Issued: March 30, 2026
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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