Hi all,
I am an upcoming AS200. After a few hours of searching the internet regarding eczema and it being an automatic DQ I am confused as to what I should do next.
My situation is that I was originally a scholarship cadet ( I had dropped the scholarship because I recieved a different one) and as such had to go through DODMERB. I passed through it with 2 waivers granted for contacts and a heart murmur, however I did not list that I had eczema because I did not know I had it (I'm still not sure if what I have is even eczema), my doctor that I went to as a kid simply said it was dermatitis and gave me some medications for it. However last summer my new doctor gave me a refill for it and I think he wrote a note that it was for eczema?
I brought this concern up to both cadre/upper class men who told me "not to disqualify myself". I also brought up this concern to my dermatologist who said that eczema and dermatitis are often used interchangeably and he could re-diagnosis my skin condition as something other than eczema if it would later be an issue with the military. In addition, I was written prescriptions to treat this eczema/dermatitis but I have not yet filled it since I didn't want it to change my medical records.
My question now is what should I do? I am not sure if I should update DODMERB on the eczema or just wait and see if they'll consider it disqualifying since the results are good up until this summer of FT. Would they notify me later since if it was in my medical history prior to the DODMERB testing wouldn't it have been listed as DQ then, so there's no need for me to mention it again? In regards to how skin is now it'll become itchy every now and then during nighttime, but I have had little to no issue with it during PT the past year. Thank you for your time and assistance.
I am an upcoming AS200. After a few hours of searching the internet regarding eczema and it being an automatic DQ I am confused as to what I should do next.
My situation is that I was originally a scholarship cadet ( I had dropped the scholarship because I recieved a different one) and as such had to go through DODMERB. I passed through it with 2 waivers granted for contacts and a heart murmur, however I did not list that I had eczema because I did not know I had it (I'm still not sure if what I have is even eczema), my doctor that I went to as a kid simply said it was dermatitis and gave me some medications for it. However last summer my new doctor gave me a refill for it and I think he wrote a note that it was for eczema?
I brought this concern up to both cadre/upper class men who told me "not to disqualify myself". I also brought up this concern to my dermatologist who said that eczema and dermatitis are often used interchangeably and he could re-diagnosis my skin condition as something other than eczema if it would later be an issue with the military. In addition, I was written prescriptions to treat this eczema/dermatitis but I have not yet filled it since I didn't want it to change my medical records.
My question now is what should I do? I am not sure if I should update DODMERB on the eczema or just wait and see if they'll consider it disqualifying since the results are good up until this summer of FT. Would they notify me later since if it was in my medical history prior to the DODMERB testing wouldn't it have been listed as DQ then, so there's no need for me to mention it again? In regards to how skin is now it'll become itchy every now and then during nighttime, but I have had little to no issue with it during PT the past year. Thank you for your time and assistance.