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Eczema DQ
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His name was Dr. Maggio at Renewal Dermatology. They have an office in Reston, VA, and Gainesville, VA. Definitely worth the trip from Baltimore. You can ask him to write a letter that you can submit to DODMERB, recommending that you be given a medical waiver -- assuming he agrees that you should be given a medical waiver. He will do a thorough exam of your skin and ask a lot of questions. If you have prior medical records relating to your eczema diagnosis, take those to him.I did a Google search for "dermatologist" and "military" or "Army" or "Navy" or "Air Force." It was pretty easy to find a dermatologist who had spent the first part of his career as an Army dermatologist. Luckily, he was located very near our home town in Reston, Virginia. So try doing some Google searches; most MD's will list their background on their practice website. You will have to pay a fee, but it is well worth it. Our dermatologist only charged like $75, and he was a really cool guy. He went to West Point, and he spent a little time speaking to my DS about life in the Army; thought that was very nice of him. I bet you can find a similar MD near you. Good luck!how do we find a military specialist-not sure what that means- someone who was in the military? thanks
so I have researched and found a few that were naval academy or west point graduates-no luck with any actually working with military though but will keep looking- I am actually near you in baltimore and will look in VA too- maybe I will find the dr you used. thanks!!
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His name was Dr. Maggio at Renewal Dermatology. They have an office in Reston, VA, and Gainesville, VA. Definitely worth the trip from Baltimore. You can ask him to write a letter that you can submit to DODMERB, recommending that you be given a medical waiver -- assuming he agrees that you should be given a medical waiver. He will do a thorough exam of your skin and ask a lot of questions. If you have prior medical records relating to your eczema diagnosis, take those to him.I did a Google search for "dermatologist" and "military" or "Army" or "Navy" or "Air Force." It was pretty easy to find a dermatologist who had spent the first part of his career as an Army dermatologist. Luckily, he was located very near our home town in Reston, Virginia. So try doing some Google searches; most MD's will list their background on their practice website. You will have to pay a fee, but it is well worth it. Our dermatologist only charged like $75, and he was a really cool guy. He went to West Point, and he spent a little time speaking to my DS about life in the Army; thought that was very nice of him. I bet you can find a similar MD near you. Good luck!how do we find a military specialist-not sure what that means- someone who was in the military? thanks
thanks very much!
so I have researched and found a few that were naval academy or west point graduates-no luck with any actually working with military though but will keep looking- I am actually near you in baltimore and will look in VA too- maybe I will find the dr you used. thanks!!His name was Dr. Maggio at Renewal Dermatology. They have an office in Reston, VA, and Gainesville, VA. Definitely worth the trip from Baltimore. You can ask him to write a letter that you can submit to DODMERB, recommending that you be given a medical waiver -- assuming he agrees that you should be given a medical waiver. He will do a thorough exam of your skin and ask a lot of questions. If you have prior medical records relating to your eczema diagnosis, take those to him.I did a Google search for "dermatologist" and "military" or "Army" or "Navy" or "Air Force." It was pretty easy to find a dermatologist who had spent the first part of his career as an Army dermatologist. Luckily, he was located very near our home town in Reston, Virginia. So try doing some Google searches; most MD's will list their background on their practice website. You will have to pay a fee, but it is well worth it. Our dermatologist only charged like $75, and he was a really cool guy. He went to West Point, and he spent a little time speaking to my DS about life in the Army; thought that was very nice of him. I bet you can find a similar MD near you. Good luck!how do we find a military specialist-not sure what that means- someone who was in the military? thanks
so I have researched and found a few that were naval academy or west point graduates-no luck with any actually working with military though but will keep looking- I am actually near you in baltimore and will look in VA too- maybe I will find the dr you used. thanks!!
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thanks for the tip on Reston dr!!! we will be going there
Just to close the loop on this older post -- my DS FINALLY received a medical waiver from Army ROTC for his mild eczema on June 29th -- took the Army a lot longer to give him the same waiver than the Navy or Air Force. HUGE relief!!Deep breath. You should be able to get the DQ reversed if the case is as minor as you say. Find a dermatologist asap for an exam. Send the exam results to DoDMERB asap. Having a letter from a specialist is better than from a family practitioner. Best of luck.
We have a nearly identical case underway right now. Is there a way that we could speak to discuss in more detail the approach you took, the content of the letter etc.?
ROTCParent... We have some experience using specialist however, it was with asthma. That said the specialist we used actually worked with the Navy so his letter to clear my DS carried more weight. If you are in an area where you have the same resource it might be worth looking into. There are specialists and there are approved military specialists. I learned this on this forum. All the best.
How does one go about determining who the military approved specialists are?
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CSMAX I'm so sorry I'm only seeing this now, if you'd still like to talk can you send me a private message (pm)?