A.D. and U.S. Postal Service, Bloomfield 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 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 nonmerit decision. The worker later asked the Board to withdraw the appeal. The Board granted the request and dismissed the case without reviewing the OWCP decision.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: 20 C.F.R. §§ 501.3, 501.6(d), 501.7(a).
• Outcome: Appeal dismissed at appellant's request.
• Key point: The Board did not decide the underlying compensation issue after withdrawal.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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A.D., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 26-0533
) Issued: July 16, 2026
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, BLOOMFIELD POST
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OFFICE, Bloomfield, CT, 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

On May 15, 2026 appellant filed a timely appeal from an April 24, 2026 nonmerit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards docketed the appeal as No. 26-0533.

In a letter dated June 25, 2026, and received by the Clerk of the Appellate Boards on July 7, 2026, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn.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. 26-0533 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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