R.O. and U.S. Postal Service, Mid Hudson Processing & Distribution Center (Board decision, August 21, 2026)

ECAB final decision dismissing appeal. The Board granted the appellant's request to withdraw this appeal and dismissed it without a ruling on the compensation merits. Under 20 C.F.R. § 501.6(d), the order becomes final 30 days after issuance. A party may petition the Board for reconsideration within 30 days unless the order specifies another period, under 20 C.F.R. § 501.7(a).

Plain-English summary

A postal worker appealed an OWCP compensation decision, then asked the Board to withdraw the appeal. The Board granted that request and dismissed the case. It did not decide whether OWCP's underlying decision was correct.

Decision snapshot

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

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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R.O., Appellant
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) Docket No. 26-0532
and ) Issued: August 21, 2026
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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, MID HUDSON
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PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER,
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Newburgh, 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
PATRICIA H. FITZGERALD, Deputy Chief Judge JANICE B. ASKIN, Judge

On May 14, 2026 appellant filed a timely appeal from an April 30, 2026 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards docketed the appeal as No. 26-0532.

By letter dated July 28, 2026 and received by the Clerk of the Appellate Boards on August 5, 2026, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn.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. 26-0532 is dismissed.

Issued: August 21, 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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