T.R. and U.S. Postal Service, Santa Clarita Post Office (Board decision, June 15, 2026)

ECAB final decision dismissing appeal. The Board granted the appellant's withdrawal request and dismissed appeal 26-0294. 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 January 2026 OWCP merits decision. Her representative later requested withdrawal of the appeal. The Board granted that request and dismissed the case without deciding the underlying compensation dispute.

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• Outcome: Appeal withdrawn and dismissed.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 decision.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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T.R., Appellant
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) Docket No. 26-0294
and ) Issued: June 15, 2026
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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, SANTA CLARITA
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POST OFFICE, Santa Clarita, CA, Employer
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Appearances: Case Submitted on the Record
Debra Lundergan, for the appellant
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 February 3, 2026, appellant filed a timely appeal from a January 22, 2026 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards docketed the appeal as No. 26-0294.

In a letter dated March 3, 2026, received by the Clerk of the Appellate Boards on March 10, 2026, appellant, through her authorized representative, requested that the appeal be withdrawn.1

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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The record reflects that while Ms. Lundergan was not appellant’s representative at the time the appeal was filed, following the filing of her appeal, appellant had authorized Ms. Lundergan as her representative as of February 13, 2026.
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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. 26-0294 is dismissed.

Issued: June 15, 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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