Medical DQ: Any help or input is appreciated

[AdamZ42]

So my army recruiter put in my file that I have had a history of IBS and 4 concussions. I have never been held back by either. But my recruiter put me in as a permeant DQ without sending me to meps for a physical. Needless to say I’m crushed, I have been training for a 18x contract for 2 years and aced the physical standards and the asvab.

I only told my doc that I was having issues and he immediately threw meds at me for it. I never took the medication and my bowel problem resolved on its own.

As far as the concussion, the last one I had was in 2014. I used to be a competitive skier and knocked my head around quite a bit when I was younger. I never lost consciousness and they were all minor. It never held me back, I just went to my doc once to get an mri to make sure I didn’t hurt my self. The mri showed a healthy undamaged brain.

What do I do now? I have my heart and soul in this. I don’t want to give up.

 

[AdamZ42]

Yes I know my grammar is shit. I typed this on my phone in my car and should have reviewed it further.

 

[AdamZ42]

I know you can get waivers for these conditions but my recruiter is unwilling to work with me.

 

[Bambi]

I know you can get waivers for these conditions but my recruiter is unwilling to work with me.

Find another recruiter. My last recruiter basically just took the cream of the crop no medical history type kids and spared no time for anyone where it would take time to get in. But that’s their jobs, weed out potential problems for the military and get people in. Best of luck to you.

 

[AWP]

Recruiters have numbers to meet. If they can make those with low hanging fruit, minimal effort recruits...I wouldn't do it, but I see the logic.

Go to another recruiter, be upfront. I don't know if the Go Army chat would be any source of help or guidance. Go to other recruiters, put in the leg work. Don't ask them to come to you for paperwork, drive to their office. Acquire ALL of your old medical records and test results, then make your case.

Good luck.

 

[Bambi]

Once all of your previous medical problems are out in the open, there’s no going back. For me, I’ve had to pull my entire medical file and pharmacy records. I shit you not when I was 6 I was prescribed a “Firetruck,” which was an albuterol nebulizer. Yeah, imagine explaining that to the recruiter. You just have to be very diligent and on top of the recruiter for any progress to be made. Be up their ass, text them every week or so, go into their office for updates, that sort of thing.

 

[AdamZ42]

I have not taken medication or have been treated for anything in years. I see the logic too, I dont blame the Army for weeding out problems and I know its not for me to decide but I dont think I am. I was on my 3rd army recruiter and none of them want to put in the effort with the waivers. I was kind, upfront, and honest. Some told me that I should have just not have claimed any medical problems and that I should just go to a different branch and not start fresh. I guess I might have to learn how to swim and become a seal or pj because I want to be in a SOF and will not be held back.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Find a different recruiter. The only people who can actually medically disqualify you are the medical folks at MEPS. When you get the disqualification paperwork the Chief Surgeon of the DoD you go to your doctor for them to fill out the waiver paperwork.

I never saw double in my life, but when I went for my eye exam they said I had diplopia. Had to jump through a lot of shit and get my Optometrist to do a battery of tests.

 

[BellRinger5984]

I got caught at MEPS for not disclosing a surgery that I had honestly forgot about. They saw the scar and DQ'ed me. I had to have my medical history pulled. Unknown to me, records showed that I had been diagnosed with Asthma as a kid. I had to go to a civilian Pulmonologist and get a recommendation from him. He said he heard a heart murmur. I had to go see a cardiologist and get a recommendation from him. I had to wait for all these waivers to be approved. It took me almost two years of constantly trying to enlist and three different recruiters and like 4k in Doctor bills to finally get my contract.

TLDR:
If you want it, Don't accept no for a answer. No one told me who to contact or how to get the paperwork I needed.

 

[ThunderHorse]

I got caught at MEPS for not disclosing a surgery that I had honestly forgot about. They saw the scar and DQ'ed me. I had to have my medical history pulled. Unknown to me, records showed that I had been diagnosed with Asthma as a kid. I had to go to a civilian Pulmonologist and get a recommendation from him. He said he heard a heart murmur. I had to go see a cardiologist and get a recommendation from him. I had to wait for all these waivers to be approved. It took me almost two years of constantly trying to enlist and three different recruiters and like 4k in Doctor bills to finally get my contract.

TLDR:
If you want it, Don't accept no for a answer. No one told me who to contact or how to get the paperwork I needed.

Exactly. When I submitted my waiver, I submitted it to 4 different people until it got sent to the right office.

 

[AdamZ42]

Well I’m not giving up on this dream. I am on the grind of making appointments to prove my health. I will do all I can to get my self into the service the right way. Thank you for the responses, I appreciate it.

 

[Arf]

Go to a different recruiter, find out exactly why these situations are disqualifying and then go to a specialist and have them write up a statement very specifically stating that, “I have no reason to believe that (your name) would be incapable of performing any dangerous or physically demanding activities, and he is exceptionally healthy.”

It took me two years to get cleared by MEPs. I had to run around to specialists to get them to write up statements for me because of visible scars I have.

It is also possible that the asshole recruiter never sent that paperwork up the chain, so you may not have to worry about it at all. Best bet is to find another recruiter.