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Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline G · Alcohol

Treatment Non-Compliance

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

Decided cases
524
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
21%
112 granted · 409 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
¶ 23(b)387
¶ 23(c)256
¶ 23(d)232
¶ 23(a)193

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).

  • substance treatment completed · credited in 4 granted cases
  • abstinence period documented · credited in 2 granted cases
  • aa or na attendance · credited in 1 granted case

Recent decided examples

  • ISCR 19-01188 granted · 2020
    The applicant in this case was a 50-year-old network analyst-technician employed by a federal contractor, seeking to maintain his security clearance after a history of excessive alcohol use. The Depar
  • ISCR 22-00047 granted · 2023
    The applicant in this case was a 49-year-old individual seeking a security clearance, facing allegations under Guideline I (psychological conditions) and Guideline G (alcohol consumption) as outlined
  • ISCR 06-25684.a2 denied · 2008
    The applicant in this case sought a security clearance but faced concerns under Guideline G, which pertains to alcohol consumption. The core allegations in the Statement of Reasons indicated that the
  • ISCR 08-07803.a2 denied · 2010
    The applicant in this case sought a security clearance but was denied due to concerns under multiple adjudicative guidelines, specifically Guideline F (Financial Considerations), Guideline J (Criminal

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