by The Ison Law Firm Aviation Lawyers | Apr 10, 2023 | Pilot Law
It is possible to obtain a FAA medical certificate with pre-diabetes. The good news is that if you have appropriate documentation in place prior to submitting your FAA medical application, your Aviation Medical Examiner (“AME”) does not have to defer your medical application to the FAA for further review. Instead, pre-diabetes is a condition that falls under the FAA’s “CACI” program. “CACI” stands for Conditions AMEs Can Issue. (more…)
by The Ison Law Firm Aviation Lawyers | Apr 9, 2023 | Pilot Law
Can you get a FAA medical certificate with diabetes? It is possible to get a FAA medical certificate with diabetes if you can meet the FAA’s nuanced requirements for demonstrating stability and control. If you have diabetes, the FAA will require that you establish your eligibility to be issued a FAA medical certificate first, but then require that you continue to show stability with the condition while being monitored on a special issuance authorization or AME Assisted Special Issuance. (more…)
by The Ison Law Firm Aviation Lawyers | Dec 27, 2022 | Pilot Law
Is it possible to get a FAA medical certificate with sleep apnea? Yes! It is possible to be issued a FAA medical certificate with obstructive sleep apnea (“sleep apnea”), but you will also need to be granted a special issuance authorization. A special issuance authorization can be better understood as a “waiver.” When an airman has been issued a special issuance authorization, the FAA essentially wants to monitor the status of the airman’s condition and the on-going compliance with and effectiveness of treatment. (more…)
by The Ison Law Firm Aviation Lawyers | Jan 17, 2022 | Pilot Law
Do you have questions regarding your FAA medical and VA disability benefits? A frequent question asked of our firm is whether an applicant for FAA medical certification needs to report his or her receipt of VA disability benefits to the FAA. There seems to be a good deal of confusion, somewhat caused by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, as to whether disability benefits are reportable. (more…)