Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline H · Drug Involvement
Diagnosed Substance Use Disorder
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Official mitigating conditions cited
The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are numbers of cases, not rates. Read what each condition says.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 26(b) | 11 | 2 |
| ¶ 26(a) | 10 | 3 |
| ¶ 26(d) | 8 | 1 |
| ¶ 26(c) | 7 | 4 |
Circumstances credited in granted cases
Specific circumstances the judge expressly credited, among the granted cases on this issue where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).
- passage of time · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 24-02204 granted · 2026The applicant in this case was a 51-year-old woman employed as an Admissions Director for a health-care company, seeking national security eligibility for the first time. The Department of Defense iss…
- ISCR 16-03592.h1 granted · 2017The applicant had a history of marijuana use, including multiple arrests and a diagnosis of severe cannabis use disorder. However, he has successfully completed substance abuse counseling and has abst…
- ISCR 17-03777 denied · 2019licant has made significant progress in her recovery journey. The applicant, a 36-year-old senior systems analyst for a Department of Defense contractor, sought a security clearance but faced allega…
- ISCR 18-01062 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 51-year-old employee of a federal contracting company, who had held a security clearance since 1985. The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR…
Related issues under Guideline H
- Marijuana · 3,175 cases
- Unspecified Drug Involvement · 1,575 cases
- Cocaine · 704 cases
- Drug Distribution / Dealing · 516 cases
- Stated Intent to Use Again · 492 cases
- Drug Test Failure · 369 cases
For questions about how this issue has been treated on particular facts, the assistant searches the record, and the CASE Prep service provides a written, human-reviewed response. Descriptive research only: not legal advice or a prediction.