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Jan, 2022

FAA Medical Certificate and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

ON Jan 15, 2022
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BY Anthony Ison
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Do you have questions regarding your FAA medical certificate and benign prostatic hyperplasia? Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or enlargement of the prostate, is a common condition that airmen experience. Fortunately, benign prostatic hyperplasia does not have to be a roadblock to your FAA medical certificate. Specifically, the FAA has identified a relatively straightforward process for achieving …

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Jan, 2022

FAA Medical and Prostate Cancer

ON Jan 14, 2022
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BY Anthony Ison
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Do you have questions regarding your FAA medical and prostate cancer? The process to obtain or re-obtain your FAA medical certificate following prostate cancer will depend upon the status of your condition, as well as whether the cancer was/is metastatic or recurring. Fortunately, there are many pathways to FAA medical certification following prostate cancer, some …

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Jan, 2022

FAA Medical Denied Because Of Depression?

ON Jan 12, 2022
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BY Anthony Ison
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Is your FAA medical denied because of depression? Fortunately, depression is not a condition which is specifically identified by the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 67) as being a disqualifying medical condition. Instead, however, the FAA has identified depression as a condition which warrants evaluation regarding its aeromedical significance for any given airmen. As …

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Jan, 2022

Reporting a Possession Conviction on your FAA Medical Application?

ON Jan 10, 2022
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BY Anthony Ison
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Are you reporting a possession conviction on your FAA medical application? If you are reporting a history of a conviction for possession of an illegal substance (marijuana, cocaine, etc) for the first time on your FAA medical application, your medical application will be deferred by your Aviation Medical Examiner (“AME”). Once your application is deferred, …

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Nov, 2021

Is Your FAA Medical Denied Because You Use Lexapro?

ON Nov 21, 2021
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Is your FAA medical denied because you use Lexapro? If you are reporting a history of using Lexapro (generic being Escitalopram) on your FAA medical application, your medical application will be deferred by your Aviation Medical Examiner (“AME”). Thereafter, the FAA’s Office of Aerospace Medicine will send you correspondence, likely requesting copies of your medical …

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