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PTSD or Anxiety Disorder Diagnosed

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

Decided cases
38
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
32%
12 granted · 26 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
¶ 29(b)41

Recent decided examples

  • ISCR 23-00706 granted · 2024
    The applicant, a software engineer in their early twenties, sought a Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance but faced concerns under Guideline I (Psychological Conditions) due to a history of
  • ISCR 19-00090 granted · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 30-year-old test engineer for a defense contractor who sought a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns under
  • ISCR 18-01755 denied · 2019
    The applicant in this case was evaluated for a security clearance due to concerns related to her psychological conditions, specifically under Guideline I. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudi
  • ISCR 19-00857 denied · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 31-year-old principal cyber-incident responder employed by a defense contractor, seeking a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons

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