For context, I am an upcoming 100 who will start courses a month from now. I am also uncontracted and out of scholarship.
Following a discussion with a friend of mine regarding medical history, I checked my medical records. What I found were two disqualifying issues:
1. Mild intermittent asthma
2. Very Mild Pollen Allergy
Knowing this could potentially end my air force career, I immediately made an appointment with my doctor to see if I can make a "medical certificate" clearing me for military service. I was advised by my parents to do this. I have not yet gone to my appointment because it is in the near future. But knowing that DoDMERB is the sole authority in this type of medical matter, I am unsure if this will help my case.
The thing about these medical conditions is that (1) I have never had an asthma attack or suffered from asthma, although prescribed medication for it. The reason why this was in my medical records was because of my mother who insisted that I did have asthma and kept on refilling my prescription. These were placed in my medical record while I was under age. (2) I did have a pollen allergy, but it never really affected me. This is true after my 13th birthday. I no longer have this allergy according to recent records.
Since asthma and allergy issues are disqualifying if they were diagnosed to me after my 13th birthday, I am very worried about these two issues. I know that DoDMERB will look at these records and mark me for disqualification. I would then have to ask my DET to request a waiver from the AF for me to get my waiver, but in my case, I could get rejected. How could I explain to AF Medical Authorities that my conditions are not as they seem? Or better yet, how could I increase the chance of my waiver being accepted? Thank you.
Following a discussion with a friend of mine regarding medical history, I checked my medical records. What I found were two disqualifying issues:
1. Mild intermittent asthma
2. Very Mild Pollen Allergy
Knowing this could potentially end my air force career, I immediately made an appointment with my doctor to see if I can make a "medical certificate" clearing me for military service. I was advised by my parents to do this. I have not yet gone to my appointment because it is in the near future. But knowing that DoDMERB is the sole authority in this type of medical matter, I am unsure if this will help my case.
The thing about these medical conditions is that (1) I have never had an asthma attack or suffered from asthma, although prescribed medication for it. The reason why this was in my medical records was because of my mother who insisted that I did have asthma and kept on refilling my prescription. These were placed in my medical record while I was under age. (2) I did have a pollen allergy, but it never really affected me. This is true after my 13th birthday. I no longer have this allergy according to recent records.
Since asthma and allergy issues are disqualifying if they were diagnosed to me after my 13th birthday, I am very worried about these two issues. I know that DoDMERB will look at these records and mark me for disqualification. I would then have to ask my DET to request a waiver from the AF for me to get my waiver, but in my case, I could get rejected. How could I explain to AF Medical Authorities that my conditions are not as they seem? Or better yet, how could I increase the chance of my waiver being accepted? Thank you.
