Received a DQ for Perthes disease I had as a child. Onset at 3 1/2yrs, treated conservatively and healed by age 6 with no recurrent symptoms. Am a high school athlete, hockey player, skier, runner. Anyone have an indication of what my chances are for a waiver and the best way to go about it?
Medical Waiver/Legg Calve Perthes
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Chances for a waiver? This is a very tough question to answer. Mainly because I don't have a lot of prior cases to base my knowledge on. Looking at the disease and it's history I would venture to say that a waiver might be possible. Most with this disease do not develop debilitating problems until later in life (arthritic changes).
How to get a waiver? Follow the waiver request directions to a T. Get in contact with Larry Mullen and DoDMERB to find out what/if anything else you need to get done. Be prepared to gather all medical notes, etc that are pertinent.
How to get a waiver? Follow the waiver request directions to a T. Get in contact with Larry Mullen and DoDMERB to find out what/if anything else you need to get done. Be prepared to gather all medical notes, etc that are pertinent.
Thanks so much. I've been in touch with Larry Mullen and he's been very helpful. We are essentially in a waiting period until we here from Cadet Command about a waiver. In the meantime, we getting an independent orthopedic evaluation to document his current status. Not sure there's anything else we can do at this point.
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