Skin Conditions

V

Vballgal123

New Member
Joined
Jul 28, 2019
Messages
4
I have been doing some research on medical disqualifiers from the service academies and noticed an area on skin conditions. If you had eczema or acne you were disqualified unless you got a waiver. I was wondering how bad does eczema, or another condition have to be to be disqualified?
 
I believe that one would need to have SEVERE acne or use "treatment with systemic retinoids" as stated on the DoDMERB website.

It would be ridiculous, in my opinion, to DQ a candidate because of minor acne. Especially considering many play sports involving a helmet.
 
I put down eczema and acne on my DODMERB form. They only really care about Acne if it required steroid treatment or Accutane. I didn't need anything for it so I wasn't DQed.

Eczema on the other hand...is an automatic DQ regardless of how minor it was, or how long ago you had it. Waivers are possible. I got my waiver cleared a few days ago for NROTC, after I submitted a personal statement and professional dermatologists opinion.
 
These can both be dicey to deal with. My advice is to only mark it IF YOU HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED with it by a medical professional. As with all things in your medical forms, don’t self-diagnose.

A pimple break out is different than a treated, diagnosed case of true acne.

Another piece of advice, is that this may be a form you would want your parent to review. Or at least ask them about anything you are marking a “yes”. You want to be honest, but not more than is being asked. And not you playing “google doctor.”

Cams of worms and rabbit holes can come about from over sharing stuff you think you have...
 
Your grandma saying “that’s eczema, your grandpa had it” - while always worthwhile to listen to Grandma, disregard as a diagnosis source unless she is your MD of record.
 
justdoit19 said:
Another piece of advice, is that this may be a form you would want your parent to review. Or at least ask them about anything you are marking a “yes”. You want to be honest, but not more than is being asked. And not you playing “google doctor.”
Click to expand...

Good advice!!!

17 year olds don't have the life experience to use good discretion and judgment to fill out a form like this without some advice. EVERY kid has had some degree of acne. As mentioned above, they are only asking about serious medically-diagnosed and treated skin conditions.
 
Good evening, I am a little late to the "game"; Son has acne and is using tretinoin cream. It is definitely not bad acne. Senior, working on his AFA package. Anyhow, any thoughts, comments, ideas?
 
I’m pretty sure the medical questionnaire asks about cream/meds prescribed for acne. If it’s not a problem, there is a process for that. Don’t be afraid to report conditions and prescriptions.

And don’t not disclose. Not saying that’s where you were going with your query, but rather a general readership statement. Part of the medical exam is a physical look for skin conditions. Plus there are perscription records.

Don’t be afraid of the process. Work through it. Good luck!!
 
MC130JEL said:
Good evening, I am a little late to the "game"; Son has acne and is using tretinoin cream. It is definitely not bad acne. Senior, working on his AFA package. Anyhow, any thoughts, comments, ideas?
Click to expand...
The military medical accessions standard is below. Start reading on page 40.

And welcome new member of a few hours!

You can find an Acronym List on the home page of SAF.

And, if your son has not gone to the DoDdMERB home page and read every item in the left-side menu, including Contacts, I recommend it. No login required to do that. FAQs, process, etc.

 
My DS took Accutane their sophomore year in high school. This was disclosed in the medical questionnaire and was never an issue.
 
USAFAparent27' said:
My DS took Accutane their sophomore year in high school. This was disclosed in the medical questionnaire and was never an issue.
Click to expand...
Accutane is not disqualifying after a period of time (6 months or a year...I can't remember). We are close to putting boy #3 on Accutane at 15yo. He also has his sights on a SA and we aren't worried about it at all.

My current applicant ds is taking perscription meds for acne (just standard, never taken Accutane) and was not DQ'd. They didn't even ask for AMI.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top