Medical Waiver Denied

I understand that it may help if I provide some information about my medical disqualification. I was medically disqualified for "history of systemic allergic reactions and allergic manifestations" even though I do not have any allergies and have never taken any allergy tests. I have a slight sensitivity to certain raw fruits and when I was 5 I had a reaction to blowing up a latex balloon. I would like to point out that I eat these fruits all the time anyways (that is how little they bother me) and I have not had a reaction to latex since. After learning I was disqualified I contacted DoDMERB and they told me to send them a letter explaining my "condition." The man I spoke with on the phone even told me that my medical issues were completely waiverable as long as I was a competitive candidate. A few weeks after sending my letter I checked my medical status to see that it had changed to "Medical waiver denied." I am wondering if I was denied a waiver because of my medical issues or because I am not a competitive candidate (which I cannot believe if this is the case). What do I need to do to prove to the academy that I am completely able to complete an education at the academy and serve as an officer? I will do whatever it takes to prove that I do not have any allergies.
 
Perhaps it would help if you did take the allergy tests if they are going to show you do not have allergies. Also a letter from your physician may be helpful.
Note that I do not have any insight into the DODMERB/waiver process but these are avenuesI would consider if my son was in your situation.
 
I would like to just give an update to my situation. I just received a letter today stating that I was denied a waiver but not for what I was disqualified for. It says I was denied a waiver for disease of the esophugas and spondylolisis. I would like to clarify that I do not have either of these, and never have! I haven't even heard of spondylolisis before! Clearly there has been a mix up. What should I do? I keep calling medical admissions, but I have not received a response.
 
I would like to just give an update to my situation. I just received a letter today stating that I was denied a waiver but not for what I was disqualified for. It says I was denied a waiver for disease of the esophugas and spondylolisis. I would like to clarify that I do not have either of these, and never have! I haven't even heard of spondylolisis before! Clearly there has been a mix up. What should I do? I keep calling medical admissions, but I have not received a response.

I can completely relate to this type of administrative foul up.

I have identical twins at the Naval Academy. At the time they were applying and doing their DoDMERB medical exam they both had braces on their teeth. (You cannot get admitted with braces) The braces were schedule to come off in June, before I-Day. They even brought in letters from their orthodontist stating that their treatment was effective and would be completed in June.

One twin got medically disqualified for braces and the other only got a letter saying that the braces had to be removed before induction - no disqualification. We got it straightened out but it was a bit of a hassle.
 
Memphis9489,

Who did your twins concact to rectify the situation? I have been calling medical admissions, but I have not recieved an answer or a call back.
 
Memphis9489 had a different situation. His twin had a medical DQ which happens at the DoDMERB level and can be cleared up through DoDMERB.
Your situation is different.
You have a DQ that was denied a waiver - which happens at USNA.
Therefore - I would call your admissions rep at USNA.

If you can't reach your admission's rep then you can contact DoDMERB and see what they say. They can look at your file and see if there was a mix up.

DoDMERB:
Phone: 1-800-841-2706 from 7AM-4 PM, Mountain Time, Mon - Fri
Email: helpdesk@dodmerb.tma.osd.mil
 
Memphis9489 had a different situation. His twin had a medical DQ which happens at the DoDMERB level and can be cleared up through DoDMERB.
Your situation is different.
You have a DQ that was denied a waiver - which happens at USNA.
Therefore - I would call your admissions rep at USNA.

I disagree. She says she has a DQ for a condition that doesn't exist!

Therefore a REBUTTAL is what she wants to pursue, and that is done via DODMERB, not the academy.
 
I see what you are saying Luigi59 - but this did go through the waiver process at USNA and therefore the Admissions Rep is going to see 'wavier denied' from waiver authorities for this candidate's waiver request. The Admissions Rep needs to know that this was a possible mixup so that the file will stay open.
I still recommend that the candidate contact the Admissions Rep at USNA first and follow their guidance.
 
I am a class of 2016 hopeful and I am in this exact position.
My application is solid and I am scheduled for an interview with my congressmen next month. I am physically and academically qualified however I was not found medically qualified. I was disqualified for two reason. The first of which is the primary one. I had surgery on my shoulder sophomore year but my should has since become fully repaired and good as new. The second reason I was DQed for a headache problem freshman year but it has also since been long cleared up and no longer presents an issue. I am in an awkward position as of now. I do not know what I should do. Do I have to contact someone in order to get a waiver or is a waiver simply granted. Are my chances shot for this year at the academy or am i still in the running?
 
There is a DODMERB section on this site for medical questions. L. Mullen used to be a regular there (or pehaps still is) and provided candidates with contact infomation on how to pursue medical related issues. There is really no point in those of us who are not DODMERB associated doctors trying to offer random medical advice. Probably best if people don't post specific details about their medical conditions due to medical privacy laws.
 
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Can anybody supply more information about a rebuttal? Are they for the service academies only, or also available for enlisted and/or direct commissions? If so, who do I contact?

I am attempting to direct commission, and this message board is the only place I have heard anything about a rebuttal. Those who I have been dealing with and have asked either don't know anything about them or aren't saying anything.

I was disqualified for something a nurse practitioner had diagnosed years ago. I requested the medical records from the specialist doctor I saw at the same time for the same issue, which I did not have when I filled out my medical history, and realized at that time he had diagnosed it as something which is not disqualifying. I would think they would take the specialist doctor's diagnosis over the nurse practitioner's but they have not. They asked me to see a current doctor and get a letter saying I never had the issue, don't have it currently, and there's no reason to believe I should get it in the future, and the doctor did just that, but they did not acknowledge it. It sounds like that's what a rebuttal is, but all my paperwork has been submitted to my recruiter. I usually get a quick phone call that says I'm out of luck, and it took over two months to get a copy of one page of actual documentation, so I have no idea of the actual process that has been going on.
 
Spodylolisis waiver help

Any help to obtain medical waiver would be appreciated.
My son is in top shape of his rotc class but being denied to to spondylolisis.
 
You probably want to post this on the DoDMERB or ROTC forums. It is the commissioning source that waives, thus for your DS it would be NROTC threat denied the waiver. Hence even if USNA waives, it has no impact on your DS because he will not commission via USNA.
 
There seems to be much confusion about who to call. I'm not a BGO, but I went through this whole DQ thing last year with my DD. She ended up with appointments to both USNA (Dec) and USAFA (Jan).

This is what I did & I recommend:
I called DoDMERB. They are awesome at the helpdesk and gave us the phone number to call (waiver authority). I got straight to the person I needed to speak with.

DoDMERB needs to get any and all medical information and they forward it on to the WA. They told me that they have to keep hard and soft copies of everything, so seems to me that sending anything directly to the WA (unless requested) isn't the proper. And it could be that they sent the wrong file to the WA, so checking with them first makes most sense.

Good luck to all those going through this process. It's painful, but I've found DoDMERB to be extremely helpful.


- Proud Mom to USAFA 2018 cadet
 
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