U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
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In the Matter of DEBORAH A. EVANS and U.S. POSTAL SERVICE,
GENERAL MAIL FACILITY, Cleveland, OH
Docket No. 98-2605; Submitted on the Record;
Issued September 14, 2000
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DECISION and ORDER
Before MICHAEL E. GROOM, A. PETER KANJORSKI,
VALERIE D. EVANS-HARRELL
The issue is whether appellant has established that she sustained an emotional condition in the performance of duty causally related to compensable factors of her federal employment.
The Board has given careful consideration to the issue involved, the contentions of appellant on appeal and the entire case record. The Board finds that the decision of the hearing representative of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs dated July 22, 1998 is in accordance with the facts and the law in this case and hereby adopts the findings and conclusions of the Office hearing representative.
The decisions of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs dated July 22, 1998 and August 25, 1997 are hereby affirmed.
Dated, Washington, DC
September 14, 2000
Michael E. Groom
Alternate Member
A. Peter Kanjorski
Alternate Member
Valerie D. Evans-Harrell
Alternate Member