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    FAA Psychiatric Consultant

    I started this process in August of 2017. I have had 2 denials, spent thousands of dollars, but finally have the 1st class I have been working towards.
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    FAA Psychiatric Consultant

    I am assuming the consultant finished reviewing since the update from 10/15 was that it was sent out to a consultant and the update from yesterday, 11/2, was that it was now on the desk of Dr Dumstorf. I know my file had to go to the FAS's office in DC so if you're saying that Dr Dumstorf is in...
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    FAA Psychiatric Consultant

    Just wanted to give an update. I originally posted on 10/15, as that is when I found out my file had been sent out for a psych consult. I called the RFS in Alaska today and was told my file is with Dr Dumstorf (spelling ?) but that there was no status update. It seems like progress is slowly...
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    FAA Psychiatric Consultant

    So I am finding out. I would love to be able to advocate for a better system. I just appreciate Drs like you, and others, who are willing to help those of us who need it! Even your guidance in here is a blessing. In case you don't hear it enough, you are appreciated!
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    FAA Psychiatric Consultant

    Thanks, man! I talked to my HIMS AME yesterday and she let me know that this is definitely a good sign, as it has to be signed off by the consultant prior to getting to the FAS. So, hopefully I have done enough!
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    FAA Psychiatric Consultant

    Does anyone have a rough estimate on how long one might wait on the FAA's Psych consultant to review a file? I've searched in the forums and can't find anything other than vague timelines which is probably par for the course. My HIMS/AME called the Federal Air Surgeons office a few weeks ago...
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    What steps can I take in the next few years to have a chance at a third class? Past substance/alcoho

    Great question. 1st is bureaucracy. I knew I would get deferred for my mental health issues. What I wasn’t expecting was my VA therapist to retire. When she retired there was no one to write the letter the FAA needed. It took me 1 full year to have someone at the VA write the required letter for...
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    What steps can I take in the next few years to have a chance at a third class? Past substance/alcoho

    Let me take a little bit of umbrage with this statement. Anyone who has the courage to accept they have a problem with drugs or alcohol, does the work necessary to get sober, and continues to stay sober, is welcome in the sky. From your statement it appears, to me, that you have not worked a 12...
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    Help-Med Denied

    Below is how the VA evaluates PTSD and other mental disorders. Yes, one can "milk" their evaluation to make it seem worse than it is. In my opinion, honesty is the best policy. If you've ever been diagnosed, then you click "yes" and you go down the path handed to you by the FAA. It is what it...
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    Help-Med Denied

    There's a chance. When I clicked that I had PTSD, I wasn't denied, but I was asked to get the P&P exams. Those exams, combined with my VA files, stated that my PTSD was in remission, but that I had alcohol dependence due to my drinking in the subsequent years post trauma. (I had stopped...
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    Huge delay is special issuance

    My first class was submitted at the end of January and have been waiting ever since. It's very very frustrating, but what can you do except accept the exercise in patience?
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    Support Group for HIMS

    Dr Bruce has already answered it but here is a link to a good article I found in AOPA about it. https://pilot-protection-services.aopa.org/news/2020/july/01/lifetime-monitoring?utm_source=flightpath&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=content&utm_content=july Substance Dependence is apparently an SI...
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    SSRI Special Issuance

    I know for a fact that my case has to be signed off by the Federal Air Surgeon. If major airline pilots are still waiting then a non rev guy like me is really in a bad spot...
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    Student pilot: 21 year old DUI, sober for 19 years, active in recovery

    This all sounds so familiar. Applied for a 2nd class in August 2017, honest about PTSD diagnosis from my time in the military and submitted everything the FAA requested, including the P&P exams. I received a denial 5/2019 for alcohol dependence (Legit had no clue) so that was like a kick in the...
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