KEYWORD: Guideline B; Guideline C
DIGEST: The Board does not review cases de novo.  Adverse decision affirmed.
CASENO: 11-00416.a1
DATE: 05/21/2012
DATE: May 21, 2012
In Re:
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Applicant for Security Clearance
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ISCR Case No. 11-00416
APPEAL BOARD SUMMARY DISPOSITION
APPEARANCES
FOR GOVERNMENT
James B. Norman, Esq., Chief Department Counsel
FOR APPLICANT
Pro se
The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) declined to grant Applicant a security
clearance.  On September 8, 2011, DOHA issued a statement of reasons (SOR) advising Applicant
of the basis for that decision—security concerns raised under Guideline B (Foreign Influence),
Guideline C (Foreign Preference), and Guideline E (Personal Conduct) of Department of Defense
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Directive 5220.6 (Jan. 2, 1992, as amended) (Directive).  Applicant requested a hearing.  On March
15, 2012, after the hearing, Administrative Judge Darlene D. Lokey Anderson denied Applicant’s
request for a security clearance.  Applicant appealed pursuant to the Directive ¶¶ E3.1.28 and
E3.1.30.
Applicant’s appeal brief makes no assertion of harmful error on the part of the Judge.  He
simply restates numerous facts about his case, including the circumstances of his relatives in Iran,
his family situation and facts about his career.  Some of these representations are not contained in
the record below.    
The Board may not consider new evidence on appeal.  See Directive ¶ E3.1.29.  Additionally,
the Appeal Board’s authority to review a case is limited to cases in which the appealing party has
alleged the Judge committed harmful error.  See Directive ¶ E3.1.32.  The Board does not review
cases de novo.  Therefore, the decision of the Judge denying Applicant a security clearance is
AFFIRMED.  
Signed: Michael Y. Ra’anan      
Michael Y. Ra’anan
Administrative Judge
Chairperson, Appeal Board
Signed: Jeffrey D. Billett             
Jeffrey D. Billett
Administrative Judge
Member, Appeal Board
Signed: William S. Fields              
William S. Fields 
Administrative Judge
Member, Appeal Board