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Though I am definitely not the final word, the advice we received from two very informed sources within the waiver process was to avoid any fusion-type surgery because it is very hard to waiver. That information guided us to a repair surgery for our son back in December of 2013. Things may...

Did you have a fusion or repair surgery? Also, please describe the retained hardware (function). If you'd rather pm, that's fine too.

BDW, I do still follow. Feel free to pm. Can definitely share what we learned.

The honest answer is that respose time varies by situation as each case is typically very unique. Regardless, the keys to both a waiver and how quickly an answer is received are the quality of the candidate and the medical assessment. If the medical review shows stability over time and a...

The short answer is yes. This condition is an automatic DQ in the DoDMERB process. You may be able to obtain a waiver as DAW indicates, but there are also situations and conditions that can make a waiver unlikely or impossible. My son got a waiver at USMA for the same condition, but we know...

Matt, I'd be glad to share what I've learned. I'd send you a PM, but you'll need a few more posting before you can participate. Are you planning to apply for the Class of 2020?

USMA granted the waiver. The DoDMERB site showed a request was submitted for AROTC but it did not show the USMA request. His West Point did eventually show the waiver request, but he was told a few days earlier.

The short answer is this. We researched as much as we could on our own about the injury and treatments. Then we contacted as many people as we could find including doctors that performed repair surgery (there are not many of these) and found contacts to gain an understanding of the waiver...

Our son recieved a USMA waiver for spondylolysis (this year). Send me a PM if you'd like to ask any questions. I'll be glad to share our experiences.

Update: Through an exceptional USMA graduate, we found the answers we needed for our son. The short answer is this. Any surgical procedure that involves fusion is very hard to waiver. Other procedures such as Direct Pars Repairs may be better, but these too can have issues depending on the...

Sheriff3, I found his local Liaison Officer. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks Pima, this forum has been great for providing that information and we understand and support that. Honestly, I wish his decision was that simple. If so, he'd already know how to proceed. Fortunately, for our son there are several procedures that will work equally well, but the...

Sorry for the typo...liaison

Thanks Sheriff3. A medical contact that has experience with the waiver process is exactly what we're looking for (so we can avoid dumb mistakes). We contacted regional Service Academy admissions officer for direction and/or suggestions. Recieved neither. How do we find our "local" liasion...

I've read several posts about waivers for Spondylolysis where the candidates did not need surgery. These have been very helpful, but I have not found any examples of candidates with a surgically repaired Pars Fracture. Via one of the posts we did find a Navy document that indicates surgery...