KEYWORD: Guideline F; Guideline E
DIGEST: Applicant did not raise an issue of harmful error by the Judge.  Our jurisdiction is
limited to cases in which the appealing party alleges harmful error.  Adverse decision affirmed.  
CASE NO: 14-02633.a1
DATE: 06/09/2016
DATE: June 9, 2016
In Re:
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Applicant for Security Clearance
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ISCR Case No. 14-02633
APPEAL BOARD SUMMARY DISPOSITION
APPEARANCES
FOR GOVERNMENT
James B. Norman, Esq., Chief Department Counsel
FOR APPLICANT
Pro se
The Department of Defense (DoD) declined to grant Applicant a security clearance.  On May
21, 2015, DoD issued a statement of reasons (SOR) advising Applicant of the basis for that
decision—security concerns raised under Guideline F (Financial Considerations) and Guideline E
(Personal Conduct) of Department of Defense Directive 5220.6 (Jan. 2, 1992, as amended)
(Directive).  Applicant requested a decision on the written record.  On March 31, 2016, after
considering the record, Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) Administrative Judge
Shari Dam denied Applicant’s request for a security clearance.  Applicant appealed pursuant to the
Directive ¶¶ E3.1.28 and E3.1.30.
Applicant requested that his case be decided on the written record and then did not file a
response to the government’s File of Relevant Material (FORM).  On appeal, he states he now has
proof that his delinquent debts have been paid-off, which he did not have at the time his case was
submitted to the Judge for decision.  No documents are attached to the brief and the brief contains
no assertion of harmful error on the part of the Judge.
The Board cannot consider any new evidence on appeal.  See Directive ¶ E3.1.29. 
Additionally, the Board does not review a case de novo. 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. 
Applicant has not made an allegation of harmful error on the part of the Judge.  Therefore, the
decision of the Judge is AFFIRMED.
Signed: Michael Y. Ra’anan          
Michael Y. Ra’anan
Administrative Judge
Chairperson, Appeal Board
Signed: Catherine M. Engstrom      
Catherine M. Engstrom
Administrative Judge
Member, Appeal Board
Signed: William S. Fields               
William S. Fields
Administrative Judge
Member, Appeal Board