Definition of USCGA Medical Waiver

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My daughter has been conditionally accepted to the USCGA. The CG is seeking a waiver for her shell fish allergy. I cannot find how the CG MED Board define waivers. I understand every condition may be different. A waiver to me is being allowed to attend in spite of a disqualifying medical condition if you meet certain criteria. A waiver is NOT confirming a known medical disqualification. Does anybody have insight on how "waiver" is defined for this process.
 
A person is assessed against standards. That is done via DODMERB. In your case, your DD didn’t meet published standards and is found disqualified.

Each waiver authority (USCG in your case) can decide if they want to issue a waiver of the DQ (allergy to shellfish, in your example). Some DQ’s are waiverable. Some are not. Some are, in a limited quantity.

Sounds like your DD is in the waiver process via USCG. The next step after a DQ, in your DD’s case. And your understanding makes sense. They will decide if they will appoint her with the shellfish allergy.
 
Yes, I agree that the definition of a waiver is allowed to attend in spite of a disqualifying medical condition if the Service Academy decides that the condition or history of the condition will not have a negative impact on your ability to serve or deploy and will not cause any possible danger to anyone else. This can vary past on the branch of the military due to the duties of each branch and due to the likely conditions under which you may serve and the locations which you are likely to serve.
I don't think a waiver means confirming a disqualification.
 
Cdougherty said:
My daughter has been conditionally accepted to the USCGA. The CG is seeking a waiver for her shell fish allergy. I cannot find how the CG MED Board define waivers. I understand every condition may be different. A waiver to me is being allowed to attend in spite of a disqualifying medical condition if you meet certain criteria. A waiver is NOT confirming a known medical disqualification. Does anybody have insight on how "waiver" is defined for this process.
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Is my understanding that any shellfish allergy will disqualify her from service but I am not sure about the Academy.
 
We were told any allergy needing an epi pen was not waiverable due to safety in active duty.
 
They have a standard allergy test that must be passed to obtain the waiver from disqualification. Not to disparage anyone, but the is a lot of partially true bits of information that swirl around whether a waiver can be expected. I would like up the test ASAP and try to avoid speculation. Good luck
 
FWIW, and this is not my area of expertise, and this was long ago, but I had a shipmate have an epi pen on them swab summer and another that didn’t take well to tree nuts... Praying it works out for your DD. It all will work out “how it’s supposed to” 🙏
 
How is celiac treated by the academy? Wife's side has a lot of that. DS I don't think does, but we had the kids eating gluten free for a long time to be safe (he's been on a regular diet for several years now without problems), so not impossible he'd develop a problem with gluten later on.
 
Northwoods said:
How is celiac treated by the academy? Wife's side has a lot of that. DS I don't think does, but we had the kids eating gluten free for a long time to be safe (he's been on a regular diet for several years now without problems), so not impossible he'd develop a problem with gluten later on.
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Generally speaking, there are plenty of things that would be disqualifying conditions trying to get in that if occured once there would just be business as usual. Go to the clinic, see outside providers as referred, etc.

That said, on DoDmerb, it’s important to only state the facts. You don’t want to be listing conditions that have never been actually diagnosed. Otherwise you’ll be stuck trying to provide AMI for a condition that doesn’t exist or have to go through the process of proving you do not have said condition.
 
27BearDad said:
Generally speaking, there are plenty of things that would be disqualifying conditions trying to get in that if occured once there would just be business as usual. Go to the clinic, see outside providers as referred, etc.

That said, on DoDmerb, it’s important to only state the facts. You don’t want to be listing conditions that have never been actually diagnosed. Otherwise you’ll be stuck trying to provide AMI for a condition that doesn’t exist or have to go through the process of proving you do not have said condition.
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So, every case is different. This officer apparently graduated. With things like this it is not binary—what is the level of reaction to gluten? I’m not a doctor nor do I pretend to be. Everything should be with the authority of dodmerb. Act early, act quickly.

 
I have a USCG medical certificate but it didn’t come with a waiver and that’s preventing me from working on the river plus I have a
- No limitations/ restrictions with an N next to it
1: Restricted to entry level
2:Not valid for food handler
Can someone explain it to me
 
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