C.P. and U.S. Postal Service, Corbin Post Office (Board decision, June 2, 2026)

ECAB final decision dismissing appeal. The Board granted the appellant's withdrawal request and dismissed appeal 26-0238. 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 merits decision and a later nonmerits decision. The worker subsequently asked to withdraw the appeal. The Board granted that request and dismissed the case without reaching either underlying decision.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: 20 C.F.R. §§ 501.3, 501.6(d), 501.7(a).
• Outcome: Appeal withdrawn and dismissed.
• Key point: The Board closed the appeal at the worker's request without a merits ruling.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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C.P., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 26-0238
) Issued: June 2, 2026
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, CORBIN POST
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OFFICE, Corbin, KY, 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 JANICE B. ASKIN, Judge

On January 12, 2026 appellant filed a timely appeal from an August 5, 2025 merit decision and October 2, 2025 nonmerit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards docketed the appeal as No. 26-0238

By letter dated May 18, 2026, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn.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 the appeal docketed as No. 26-0238 is dismissed.

Issued: June 2, 2026
Washington, DC

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

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

Janice B. Askin, Judge
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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