Opinion ID: 212000
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: standard of review

Text: 30 We must affirm the Board's decision unless it was: (1) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; (2) obtained without procedures required by law, rule, or regulation having been followed; or (3) unsupported by substantial evidence. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(c) (2000); Gibson v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs, 160 F.3d 722, 725 (Fed.Cir.1998). We review for abuse of discretion the Board's exclusion of evidence from the record filed after a filing deadline. See Dorrall v. Dep't of Army, 301 F.3d 1375, 1380 (Fed.Cir.2002).