N.L. and U.S. Postal Service, Melville Post Office (Board decision, February 27, 2026)

ECAB final decision dismissing appeal. The Board granted the worker's request to withdraw the appeal and dismissed it without reaching the merits. 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 two OWCP decisions but then asked to withdraw the appeal so she could seek reconsideration from OWCP. The Board granted her request and dismissed the appeal. It did not decide the underlying benefits dispute.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: 20 C.F.R. §§ 501.6(d), 501.7(a).
• Outcome: Appeal dismissed at the worker's request.
• Key point: Withdrawal ended the Board appeal without a ruling on the OWCP decisions.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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N.L., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 26-0210
) Issued: February 27, 2026
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, POST OFFICE,
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Melville, NY, 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 31, 2025 appellant filed a timely appeal from September 2 and December 18, 2025 merit decisions of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP).
The Clerk of the Appellate Boards docketed the appeal as No. 26-0210.

In a letter received by the Clerk of the Appellate Boards on February 6, 2026, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn, in order to pursue a request for reconsideration with OWCP.

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 docket as No. 26-0210 is dismissed.

Issued: February 27, 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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