Sentence:  In the light of these circumstances , as well as the fact that the issue at trial in this respect centered entirely on the Department 's recommendation , which petitioner repudiated but which both the <WSD>appeal</WSD> board and the courts below found supported by the record , we find no relevancy in the hearing officer 's report and notes . 
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