Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline H · Drug Involvement
Heroin
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Decided cases
52
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
19%
10 granted · 42 denied or revoked
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(a) | 7 | 1 |
| ¶ 26(b) | 4 | 1 |
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 24-00204 granted · 2025The applicant in this case was a 44-year-old individual seeking a security clearance for employment with a Department of Defense contractor. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) addressed…
- ISCR 07-15567.h1 granted · 2009The judge found that the applicant's personal conduct concerns, specifically his desertion from the Army, were mitigated by the time elapsed since the incident and the applicant's subsequent positive …
- ISCR 19-03550 denied · 2021The applicant in this case was a 27-year-old associate technical professional employed by a defense contractor since January 2019. The Department of Defense (DOD) raised security concerns under Guidel…
- ISCR 20-03224 denied · 2021The applicant in this case was a 33-year-old individual seeking a security clearance for a position with a defense contractor. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) issued a State…
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.