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Methamphetamine

What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.

Decided cases
129
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
16%
20 granted · 109 denied or revoked

Official mitigating conditions in play

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 cases, not percentages of everything. Read what each condition says.

ConditionIn granted casesIn denied cases
¶ 26(a)105
¶ 26(b)103

What judges 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).

  • acknowledgment and remorse · credited in 1 granted case
  • signed intent with revocation clause · credited in 1 granted case

Recent decided examples

  • ISCR 07-00968 granted · 2009
    The applicant in this case was a 36-year-old employee of a defense contractor who sought a security clearance. The allegations in the Statement of Reasons (SOR) involved concerns under Drug Involvemen
  • ISCR 18-02091 granted · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 41-year-old janitor employed by a defense contractor since April 2017. The Department of Defense (DOD) raised security concerns under Guideline H (Drug Involvement and
  • ISCR 06-25860 denied · 2008
    The applicant in this case was a 30-year-old employee of a defense contractor who sought a security clearance. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) cit
  • ISCR 06-26697 denied · 2008
    The applicant in this case was a 38-year-old network engineer for a defense contractor seeking to retain his security clearance. The allegations against him were primarily related to alcohol and drug

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