U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
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In the Matter of KAREN A. WHEATLEY-BOOTH and U.S. POSTAL SERVICE,
POST OFFICE, Alderson, WV
Docket No. 00-1138; Submitted on the Record;
Issued July 3, 2001
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DECISION and ORDER
Before DAVID S. GERSON, WILLIE T.C. THOMAS,
PRISCILLA ANNE SCHWAB
The issue is whether appellant sustained an emotional condition while in the performance of duty.
The Board has given careful consideration to the issue involved, the contentions of the parties 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 October 22, 1999 is in accordance with the facts and the law in this case and hereby adopts the findings and conclusions of the Office hearing representative.[1]
The October 22, 1999 decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs is hereby affirmed.
Dated, Washington, DC
July 3, 2001
David S. Gerson
Member
Willie T.C. Thomas
Member
Priscilla Anne Schwab
Alternate Member
[1] To establish that she sustained an emotional condition causally related to factors of her federal employment, appellant must submit: (1) factual evidence identifying and supporting employment factors or incidents alleged to have caused or contributed to her condition; (2) rationalized medical evidence establishing that she has an emotional condition or psychiatric disorder; and (3) rationalized medical opinion evidence establishing that her emotional condition is causally related to the identified compensable employment factors. See Kathleen D. Walker, 42 ECAB 603 (1991). Unless a claimant establishes a compensable factor of employment, it is unnecessary to address the medical evidence of record. Garry M. Carlo, 47 ECAB 299, 305 (1996).