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    Asthma waiver?

    Asthma Waiver Denied - Travesty! My son is a candidate for the USMA class of 2012. DodMERB disqualified him medically for "asthma after the age of 13". The diagnosis was erroneously placed in his medical records by an old general practioner who is the only doctor in a walk-in setting in a...
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    Asthma waiver?

    Asthma Waiver denied My son received an email from his regional representative at WP today informing him that the doctors at Keller had denied his request for a waiver for asthma due to "a feeling that there was a high risk of continued "reactive airways or Asthma like symptoms".:mad: We...
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    Asthma waiver?

    Partial good news today regarding DodMERB's DQ of my son for "Asthma after age of 13". 1) My son went to a Pulmonologist today for testing to confirm/deny whether he has Asthma. We explained the situation to the Pulmologist and asked him to confirm or refute the diagnosis through further...
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    Asthma waiver?

    RetNavyHM, Thank you for your advice. I will encourage my son to send in a response to DodMERB as soon as possible. I will contact USMA tomorrow to find out whether or not USMA will request a waiver. If not, is there any benefit to him requesting a waiver on his own? If not, I do not...
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    Asthma waiver?

    My son received a congressional nomination to USMA and a subsequent letter from USMA that stated that the review board found him "academically and physically competitive", but that his medical status was "undetermined". Four days ago he received a letter from DodMERB that "Disqualified" him...
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    Good News For Asthma

    Need advice for Asthma waiver proceedure Hi, my son has a congressional nomination to USMA, was found to be competitive academically and physically by USMA, but two days ago was disqualified by DodMERB for a diagnosis of Asthma after the age of 13. My son does not use an inhaler and has had...
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