Medically Disqualified ADD/ADHD Peanut Allergy AFROTC Scholarship

A part I forgot: I had to delay commissioning because I have to be off of medication for at least two years and keep my grades up. Another note, My grades are slightly higher than before! It's all about internal motivation. :)
 
If I recall the question asked is:

Have you ever been diagnosed with.....?
If that is correct, than you would have to say YES


However is the questions asked are:

Diagnosed after the age of 13?
The answer would be YES

Now if it says currently diagnosed with...?
The answer would be NO

If I read your last post correctly, you are not cleared April 2014 by DoDMERB, instead you will be starting with a clean slate for the entire process.

If I am correct, it may be possible that because of how the question is asked you will get a remedial, so keep that paperwork. As I said before, I wouldn't worry since it has been 2 yrs., but just be prepared for the just in case. The more proof you can submit, the less stress you will feel.
 
Pima you are right. I am not cleared by DoDMERB, and if I understand the process correctly I will never be "cleared by DoDMERB." What I do have is that I was in frequent contact with the help desk and my previous detachment, and I eventually got the word that I would be given a waiver from the AF after two years of being off the medication and continuing to show that I don't need it. That two year mark is April 2014. I will keep all of the paperwork, but the proper people have already received it. I have all the physical paperwork, and it is all also scanned and saved.
 
Because you were previously diagnosed with ADHD, you will always have to answer yes on the questionnaire for mental disorder history section. Here is the kicker:

- Your PCM CANNOT drop a mental health diagnosis. Only a doctoral level mental health provider can.

- Being off the meds for 2 years is only half the equation. You have to be off the meds AND show no significant academic impairment. The word significant is subjective. If your GPA was 3.7 on the meds it can't be 3.1 off the meds.

People with ADHD have a different "brain chemistry". People don't just wake up one day and decide they don't have ADHD. However, people do develop ways to cope and compensate without medication. I suggest you receive a referral to a therapist who can teach these strategies to you for future application.
 
MabryPsyD said:
- Your PCM CANNOT drop a mental health diagnosis. Only a doctoral level mental health provider can.

People with ADHD have a different "brain chemistry". People don't just wake up one day and decide they don't have ADHD. However, people do develop ways to cope and compensate without medication. I suggest you receive a referral to a therapist who can teach these strategies to you for future application.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "PCM." What I do have is a letter from my doctor saying, paraphrased: That I was prescribed medication at a young age. I have stopped taking the medication. I have shown the ability to be a fully functional adult in society, and that I should no longer be considered to have this diagnosis.

My GPA has increased since stopping the medication.

As far as overcoming the hurdle of stopping medication. I have been off of it for over a year now, so I have already learned to live without it. It was a lot easier than I could possibly ever convince anyone. Just like achieving anything worthwhile, it's all about internal motivation.
 
PCM = Primary Care Manager (Family Practice Physician). I'm saying a PCM can't "undiagnose" a mental health disorder. Good job on the GPA! That's what the medical review board will be asking. However until you've been cleared by a mental health provider, you still officially carry the diagnosis of ADHD. ADHD itself isn't a DQ. It's the impairments caused by ADHD that DQ you. Being off meds and having the increase in GPA "should" be enough to qualify you; "if" you can maintain or continue to increase your GPA.
 
Thanks for the help and kind support! And I sure will be keeping my GPA up!
 
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