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

My advice would be to get an examination with a specialist and go from there. Heart murmurs occur for various reasons and one at the age of 6 was a long time ago, I doubt you remember all of the specifics. You'll most likely clear with the cardiologist, there is no single massive database of health records yet. No one is perfectly honest and human memory is fuzzy, so I would give you the benefit of the doubt, but if you think it is of concern, speak to your recruiter candidly and explain the situation, at most you may need a waiver.

I'm a retired Health Administrator and former Corpsman for the Navy. I know for fact that after your murmur is screened then comes the decision. If the murmur is benign, and the service is not concerned with it, then it is likely it will end there, you process in and all is good. If it shows that your murmur is a problem, and you are a risk for the navy then a contract needs to be broken, the service will at that time make an attempt to look back on your records or just point blank ask you again if you had this in your history. Lying about entry information is never a good thing, it is regarded as a fraudulant enlistment and can lead to a felony conviction, the regs are clear on this. You could have had something and dropped dead because of it and nobody would have known the risks. Worse is, you are brand new to the service and one of your first military actions is coupled with a lie for personal gain. That's a bad start for a career. I looked for those kind of things to determine the worth of a new troop and two things I had no tolerance for was lying and stealing. You only get one chance for a first impression. For your health sake, I hope all is well and that it is a simple murmur. Some indicators for a heart murmur that would be a problem would be, Skin that appears blue, especially on your fingertips and lips, Swelling or sudden weight gain, Shortness of breath, Chronic cough, Enlarged liver, Enlarged neck veins, Poor appetite and failure to grow normally (in infants), Heavy sweating with minimal or no exertion, Chest pain, Dizziness, Fainting. If you have any of these things going on, you owe it to yourself and the service to full disclose because if these are missed and you process in, you can find yourself in a position where your life, and maybe the lives of others, are in danger and that would not be good. Great example of how a little white lie can magnify into a mountain of problems. Be honest with people and mostly yourself, it speaks to your character. Thank you for volunteering to serve, I hope everything works out in your favor to do just that.

Do you want to go to jail for FRAUDULENT ENLISTMENT?

Dude I know your young and don’t get it, but why the hell would you post this on a public site, take it down and go talk to your recruiter

No you're good I did the same thing

You’re fine. But imagine having the job of having to bust people out for lying at MEPS. Who would enjoy doing that for a living?

Just be honest, look you enlisted if they found a problem you may have a claim to file at a VA.

I had a heart murmur when I was a kid. Most grow out of it. I didn't say anything about it to my recruiter either because I'd forgotten. When I got to MEPS, they asked me in the physical if I had any heart issues. I vaguely recalled the heart murmur thing from childhood and mentioned it.

The Doc told me that many children have this but grow out of it.

They had me to an EKG and all was fine.

Years later, though, I find out that I have one of those small holes in my heart that will likely kill me if I were to go scuba diving.

I had a soldier that I served with that had scoliosis when he enlisted, the knew it but pushed him through but it was never in his medical records but later on he started having very bad back issues so bad that he was medically discharged. You should be honest, if they let you in the let you in if not okay but at least you know you were honest.

They may not look through your juvenile medical records, but the security clearance investigators will definitely search through social media and see this.