Appeal decision to deny unescorted access
I would love to hear some success stories of people who have successfully won their appeal when they're unescorted access was denied.
TLDR: based on the information below, what are my chances of winning my appeal? Has anyone else successfully gained unescorted access through an appeal to the psychologist opinion?
Story time:
I have been in nuclear power for 25 years. I have licensed senior reactor operator at two plants. For the past 2 years I have been out of nuclear and focusing on my mental health.
I made the decision to return to nuclear power after a bad experience at my job with dishonesty and lies.
I applied for a position at a plant that I wanted to do work at as an SRO. Having previously licensed, the two plants allowed for me to get a pretty good offer. It was basically a no-brainer on Mike's side of the pay and the company side knowing that I can successfully complete the license course.
I was all set to start work next week. That is until Tuesday morning. I received a call from access control informing me that my UA was being denied based on recommendation from the psychologist. I have not received a formal rejection letter but I have received the formal recession of the conditional job offer. So far all I have heard is that the psychologist would like me to while not an employee. Check in with them monthly over the next 5 months so that they can verify the stability of my condition and the medication that I am on.
I feel this is unnecessary due to the fact that my condition has been stable for the last 8 months along with me having been on the same medication for over a year. The dosage on one of my medications was increased in March not due to relapse but due to just trying to dial in the medication.
My primary care doctor has written a letter stating the stability of my health conditions and medication that I am on. This includes monitoring of blood work to ensure no adverse effects of my high dose of medication is affecting me. My therapist has written a letter stating my condition as stable and having improved over the last good bit of time. My psychiatrist has also written a letter indicating my stability, the medication and how well it's working. And the reason for my dose increase not being a relapse but just normal maintenance adjustment. Additionally, he actually took the time to research and figure out what duties and responsibilities a senior reactor operator has, including that of evacuation of the control room. He has stated that I will be able to perform all duties normally while on my medication and that my condition is stable enough to warrant unescorted access. Additionally, he States that the side effects of a missed dose are minor and include things such as nausea and headaches, but the solution is just as easy as taking the missed dose.