Board members were given an update that John Porter has appealed a disability finding in person. The item was presented as an update rather than a formal action; no vote on the appeal was recorded in the supplied transcript.

According to the summary presented to the board, four of Porter's five appeal points were denied and he was classified as a class 3 rather than class 1. The presenter said Porter and/or his attorney had not provided additional documents to the board since the initial submission and that a decision on the appeal was expected "probably before the end of the year." The presenter characterized the update as informational and did not indicate any new evidence had been submitted.

Board members did not take formal action on the appeal during the portion of the meeting in the supplied transcript. The item was discussed briefly during the old-business portion of the agenda and the board then proceeded to other items.