Sentence:  It is but part of the whole process within the Department that goes into the making of the final recommendation to the <WSD>appeal</WSD> board . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial