Eczema (maybe?)
Hi all, I am an upcoming AS200. After a few hours of searching the internet regarding eczema and it being an automatic DQ I am confused as to what I should do next. My situation is that I was...
View ArticleScoliosis med board
hello i have a question i have recently been reffered to MEB i have scoliosis a 17 degree curve which is very symptomatic and really limits the things i can do . I currently have a profile that says a...
View ArticleDoDMERB vs MEPS
I've been to MEPS before and know what that all entails. Applying to USMA and for ROTC scholarships and if all goes well I'll hopefully be sent off to DoDMERB. I was wondering if anyone has been to...
View ArticleTaping
Son received form from USAFA this morning indicating he needed to be measured for height/weight. DODMERB physician measured him at 1.5 inches shorter than his last physical but son is a muscular build....
View ArticleDoD MERB Remedial Requested?
So my youngin' has completed the entire USNA application including BGO interview. DoDMERB exams finished. Just checked online portal at DoDMERB and see the message: Remedial Requested. When/how will...
View ArticleAllergies
I take a prescription Nose Spray and Zyrtec due to dust/cat/pollen allergies. Will that require a waiver?
View ArticleWhen do waivers actually start processing?
Right now I have an R259.10, meaning that I was DQ'ed and that I have another remedial pending. The website says that I will be considered for a waiver once I complete the pending remedial. Does this...
View ArticleShoulder question
Son was at SLE #1 and injured his shoulder. He is still having intermittent pain. He went to his Sports Med Dr this morning and after an X-ray is being referred for an MRI with 6 weeks of PT. This...
View Articlemyopia waiver USNA
Howdy, I recently got my DoDMERB results from USNA: D155.70 Myopia - refractive error greater than -8.00 diopters (spherical equivalent) D162.11 History of bowel resection The history of bowel...
View ArticleWe've got good news and bad news.........
Well, it's all news of some sorts. There has to be a silver lining somewhere. A test of perseverance, growing as an individual, coping with adversity - something! Son had shoulder surgery from an...
View Article3-Day Blood Pressure Check Remedial
Took my DoDMERB physical a week or two ago and felt really confident that I'd qualify with no issues. Turns out I was wrong. I got placed on remedial status for high blood pressure, an issue that I...
View ArticleColor Vision DQ
I am a USNA 2021 hopeful. I finished my whole application but I did not meet medical standards for DODMERB. I failed the PIP test but passed the vivid red/green test. I see many people saying they took...
View ArticleQuestion regarding a few past medical issues
I am going to have my DODMERB exam sometime within the next few months and has some questions about DQing factors regarding my medical history I've had: Asthma that stopped at the age of 5 An ASD that...
View Article504 Plan in high school - Does it hurt an applicant later down the road?
I have a high school freshman son that during 7th and 8th grade was suffering with stomach issues. We took him to Johns Hopkins Hospital and they diagnosed him with pretty bad gastritis. It has taken...
View ArticleShoulder Dislocation & DoDMERB
So about two weeks ago I anteriorly dislocated my shoulder while playing football. It was not a severe dislocation; however, I had to go to the ER to get it reduced. Nothing was broken, and I am fairly...
View ArticleProteinuria as a kid
I was an active kid and had proteinuria. I grew out of it in 2012. I am now about to schedule my DODMERB and was wondering if I should see the Nephrologist first and make sure I don't have it anymore...
View ArticleShoulder injury
hi all. Through overuse and possibly tear, I was wondering if it would be an automatic DQ since I got surgery on my shoulder. I played competitive tennis and have been out of the sport since last...
View ArticleWait to submit second remedial until applications are completed?
I am pending a DQ right now, but on the dodmerb portal it says that I can't be submitted for waiver consideration until I complete a second remedial. I have all of the records ready for the remedial,...
View ArticleDoDMERB Remedial Urine Test-Bateria Question: Advice Needed
So my son took his DODMERB two weeks ago. At the exam, he took the urine test (which apparently is not required ). Three days later, DODMERB requested a remedial urine test and microscopy for protein....
View ArticleADD/ADHD Question
Greetings, I was diagnosed with minor ADD in 2009. I took medication for it (Vyvanse) during my last year of middle school into my freshman year of high school and stopped mid about half way through...
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