What to Expect at Exams
So, I've got my exam scheduled for Monday, and my optometrist exam scheduled for Thursday. What should I expect at each exam?
View ArticleThe Waiver Process
These questions are for @DoDMERB - Deputy Chief or anyone who might know: 1. An applicant has been given a single DQ and then awarded a waiver from two separate SAs with only an applicant statement...
View ArticleWaiver Timeframe?
The Air Force Academy requested a waiver on my son November 12. How long does it typically take for a waiver decision to be rendered?
View ArticleDQ expected
My DS will probably be DQ. When DoDMERB asks for medical info, do they want it directly from physicians office, or is the candidate supposed to get it and send it in?
View ArticleWhat can we do now
My son currently has 4 nominations. He is MD for something easily waiverable. Is there somewhere he can send his medical file? Someone he can contact to make himself known? What’s the best advice...
View ArticleWaiver Assistance
Dear Everyone, I am currently in the process of applying to the USNA and the USMMA, I have completed every step and the last thing I needed was to be cleared by DODMERB. They had flagged me for having...
View ArticleDisqualified!
Hi! Recently I was disqualified from dodmerb due to two factors regarding my feet. The factors weren’t anything relating to flat feet or surgical records, more towards having a record of pain and an...
View ArticleRemedial Timeliness Question
I received a request for additional medical information in the form of visit notes, x-ray analyses, etc. on 12/23/19. Our care provider is missing one of the appointment dates' notes due to a medical...
View ArticleSpecialist Question
My son was diagnosed with asthma up until age 14. He had did the allergy shots for 4 or 5 years up until he was just shy of 13. We were told that because of this he would not need to take an inhaler...
View ArticleDoDMERB Portal Update
Hello, I had my medical exam last Friday and my doctor told me he would send results before the end of the day. Does anyone know when my DoDMERB portal should update to reflect my status?
View ArticleVision Acuity
My DoDMERB portal has shown me as medically “Qualified” as of yesterday. However, I was reading the text below my letter posted on the page and it mentions that worse than 20/40 vision acuity is not...
View ArticleDifficulty with pharmacy records request from military pharmacy (Express...
Has anyone had difficulty with receiving their pharmacy records from Express Scripts (military retired pharmacy)? DD made her initial request Nov. 19. They made a mistake and hadn't processed the claim...
View ArticleAwaiting Receipt Of Remedial
Because I was pending disqualification, DODMERB had me complete AMIs and I turned them in. When I emailed them the person responded saying they got my AMIs and would forward them and that it should...
View ArticleMedical Records Question
I have read on a couple threads about people getting medical records together. Do medical records need to be submitted? I have already had both of my exams, but I haven't been asked to submit medical...
View ArticleThis is DQ Country - cataract and intraocular lens implant
My son, as expected, just got two DQ codes for history of cataract (caused by eye injury in 2011) and history of (intraocular) lens implant (to resolve eye injury). Just posting to let folks know how...
View ArticleOptometrist Exam
Is there supposed to be a packet to print out for your optometrist exam....? I don't see one to print out, just the normal exam packet.
View ArticleRequested waiver
I was disqualified for having avacular necrosis of my sesamoid bones in both feet. This has been going on for some time, but I was cleared last March and haven’t had pain since. I do more activities...
View ArticleCurrent hydronephrosis
My daughter just had a renal ultrasound as a remedial due to surgery she had on her kidney as a baby. She had a clean bill of health at 11 months and has not needed any follow-up since then. The...
View ArticleEczema DQ
Hi I am a second year on-campus, non-scholarship, ROTC cadet and DODMERB DQ'd me a couple of months ago for having "a history of atopic dermatitis or eczema after 12th birthday." I misdiagnosed myself...
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