Being Proactive medical

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HouseholdParks

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Childhood asthma is listed in my son's medical records. We did not realize this until he was applying for SLE . He has not had to used abuterol in over 6 years. His asthma was linked to his allergies. My question is, should we be proactive and schedule him an appointment with a pulmonologist to show he has no issues or wait until?
 
they're basically going to want proof that there have been no symptoms or use of medication since before age 12. If you have documentation of that from a physician, you should be okay. If you just stopped using medication on your own, it might be a good idea to go to a pulmonologist and definitively prove that he doesn't have asthma. that's purely based on my experience though, and every case is different.
 
Personally, I strongly recommend going to your Dr before DODMERB! Get the necessary examination that will clear him of it, and walk out of that visit with a signed letter stating that there is no longer asthma, blah blah. Take that with you to DODMERB and present it to them. That should be the end of it and thus prevent a DQ requiring a waiver request. Hopefully that will save you time later on and not have the added stress. None of this would be a guarantee, but seems best to try to clear up a known hiccup ahead of time if possible. Jmo.

There are enough unknown hiccups to deal with.....
 
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