H.D. and U.S. Postal Service, Valley Stream Post Office (Board decision, July 16, 2026)

ECAB final decision dismissing appeal. The Board granted the worker's 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 an April 2026 OWCP merits decision. The worker later requested withdrawal of the appeal. The Board granted that request and dismissed the case without deciding whether OWCP had correctly resolved the underlying compensation claim.

Decision snapshot

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

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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H.D., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 26-0469
) Issued: July 16, 2026
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, VALLEY STREAM
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POST OFFICE, Valley Stream, 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:
PATRICIA H. FITZGERALD, Deputy Chief Judge JANICE B. ASKIN, Judge
VALERIE D. EVANS-HARRELL, Alternate Judge

JURISDICTION

On April 23, 2026 appellant filed a timely appeal from an April 14, 2026 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards docketed the appeal as No. 26-0469.

In a letter dated and received by the Clerk of the Appellate Boards on June 30, 2026, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn.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 appellant’s request for the withdrawal of the appeal is granted. The appeal docketed as No. 26-0469 is dismissed.

Issued: July 16, 2026
Washington, DC

Patricia H. Fitzgerald, Deputy 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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