Right, based off of the information available to the first doctor. A doctor might be 100% wrong, but that doesn't mean they are going to admit it without additional evidence.....and even then...
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The Doctor is in! Ask a Flight Surgeon!
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Right, based off of the information available to the first doctor. A doctor might be 100% wrong, but that doesn't mean they are going to admit it without additional evidence.....and even then...
fighter-cat22
SNA BDCP Applicant
I’ll just clarify the rest of this cause there’s nothing to do but wait for the waiver now.
I have doctors in my family and they have all told me it’s not possible to “diagnose” what that doc had without imaging. However, it is common for them to presumptively diagnose something, especially so that insurance companies will be more likely to cover the cost. E.g. insurance might not cover it if it’s only to rule it out, the doctor wanted to make it appear more urgent I guess. Should he have written “potential” in his notes? Yes, but he didn’t. I’ve gotta deal with it now, but I can promise you this won’t prevent me from serving the best Navy in the world. Sure it sucks, but that’s life.
I appreciate all your replies, and I will try to rectify the record just in case this comes back up later in my career.
Let's not forget about doctors wanting to cover themselves for later allegations/complaints.
For the record, I didn't mean to imply you actually had the diagnosis, but just elaborating on why trying to convince a doctor to change a diagnosis without additional information is a waste of time.
Good luck on the process.