Posted on Mar 4, 2020
Anyone have experience with ADHD waiver for Army Aviation?
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Does anyone have experience with requiring/receiving a ADHD medical waiver initial flight training in the Army?
My situation: currently in OCS, set to commission in August. I just went for my flight physical and was told that my history of ADHD would be an issue. The flight surgeon immediately got me in with a psychologist who determined through interview, slight testing, medical record review, academic review, and professional work history that I outgrew my ADHD sometime in adolescence. However, I do have a period of about 10 months my freshman year of college where I received care from a PCM and took medication. That was over 6 years ago. The flight surgeon says that I now need to go to Walter Reed to have neuropsychological testing done for the waiver. If the psychologist says that I don’t have ADHD anymore, is this other testing necessary for my waiver submission? Also, is Walter Reed the only place that I can go to get this testing done if I do have to get it done?
My situation: currently in OCS, set to commission in August. I just went for my flight physical and was told that my history of ADHD would be an issue. The flight surgeon immediately got me in with a psychologist who determined through interview, slight testing, medical record review, academic review, and professional work history that I outgrew my ADHD sometime in adolescence. However, I do have a period of about 10 months my freshman year of college where I received care from a PCM and took medication. That was over 6 years ago. The flight surgeon says that I now need to go to Walter Reed to have neuropsychological testing done for the waiver. If the psychologist says that I don’t have ADHD anymore, is this other testing necessary for my waiver submission? Also, is Walter Reed the only place that I can go to get this testing done if I do have to get it done?
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Posted 4 y ago
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AR 40-501 says neurological disorders require waiver. The only time you wouldn’t need a waiver is if it was waived for your entry to service.
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I have been reading through AR 40-501 and DA Pam 40-502. I understand the need for the waiver, but am wondering if I really need to do all that other testing in order to submit for the waiver, after the psychologist said thy I do not have ADHD. Also, I did not have to get a waiver for entry to service even after disclosing all of my ADHD history.
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Got news for you, you didn't outgrow it, and the meds you took are still with you.
They altered your thought process and that is not a good thing for any branch of service
They altered your thought process and that is not a good thing for any branch of service
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