I lied at MEPS. Will they go back and look through my medical records?

I'm guessing that your GT score was a little south of "10". Wow.

I had a cousin that when she was filling out her initial forms when joining asked about having been under the care of a psychiatrist. She asked the recruiter how to answer that and told him that when she was about 10 or so her brother died of cancer. She was close to her brother and they had been adopted by my aunt and uncle. She was taking the loss pretty hard and my aunt took her to see the psychiatrist. The recruiter said to answer NO. All was good until she was being transferred from Guam to Naval Security Group Activity in Ft. Meade MD. An enhanced security clearance was required and lo and behold she was booted out of the Navy on fraudulent enlistment. She lost all of her benefits. She later did get her benefits after the American Legion or VFW took her case. Even her recruiter vouched for her at the hearing telling them what he had said. Be careful. I too was told as a kid that I had a heart murmur at a Navy base clinic when I went to a physical so I could go to Boy Scout camp. I didn't mention it when I joined and there was never any issue during my time in, but then again maybe I was just lucky.

When I enlisted in 1987(I know long time ago right!?) they waived me 1 1/2 lbs to get in! Did it ruin my career ? No are going to serve with a full dedication to our country and uphold the values to defend our nation? Then if so go forward!!! Believe me if they want to give you grief in one branch another will not!!!

I have only one thing to say:

Integrity compromised

Homie they will never know.

Unless you give MEPS your insurance information or doctors name and contact information they wont be able to tell.

They don't have a magical computer that contains your records. Your doctor has your records, nobody else. It would be a HIPAA violation if your doctor gives anyone but you, your records.

All they know is what they find and what you tell them. That's it. They have a release of information form you signed, but if they don't know who to give it to, it's useless.

I'm not saying it's a good idea to lie to the government, but ask yourself this, among the millions that have served, do you really think none of them had a health problem ever? Legally they have to ask medical questions, because if you say yes, and they let you in, it's their ass. Nobody official can legally tell you officially not to divulge anything. The only reason they care is because they get paid to care.

I disclosed my medical history and still got in, they had me be evaluated for past conditions just to determine if the issues were still present. Real talk, when it comes to health be careful. In basic we had a guy who lied about heart issues and almost died during a P.T. test.

It's highly unlikely that there will be enough of a deep dive into your record to uncover this. You've already consulted with a medical professional that has advised you there is unlikely to be a risk from it. You have to decide if that person understands enough about what you'll be doing in uniform to render that advice. If you think so, then you should likely proceed.

They don’t have any other records then what you had originally provided to your recruiter. They only know what you told them. There are applicants that go to meps without ever knowing that they have a heart murmur only for doctors at meps to find one. Just get your medical records from your doctor and submit them to your recruiter so he can send them up.

If they already found it at MEPS, then it's irrelevant. The medical personnel will evaluate the condition and see if you get a go or a no-go. From what you wrote, it appears that it doesn't affect your day to day life or physical abilities, no medication, etc. If that's correct, then don't sweat it. Not disclosing what a doc told you when you were 6 is pretty minor. I didn't disclose bronchitis when I joined because I knew it wouldn't be an issue. 16 years later, my course of action has proven correct. Good luck.

When I joined the army I was instructed by my recruiter not to disclose any past medical information. So now the real question here is why are recruiters telling people to lie at Meps. Fortunately I had no real issues as served a good tour of duty. I guess my point is why criticize a person for asking a question. If it was me I would talk to recruiter and see what the next step is. But if you didn’t know it was still there then I don’t really see a problem we need to support our future military personnel not belittle them.