Originally Posted by
Rooster79
Hi All,
Has anyone experienced, or heard of, aircrew candidates with Gilbert's syndrome getting med-class 1?
My blood tests for the medical came back normal but with a slightly elevevated level of bilirubin (by-product of bile production in the liver). The DFR Dr thinks it could be Gilbert's Syndrome - it's harmless and doesnt require any medical treatment or care. She hasn't indicated its impact on my application but wants the GP to confirm it.
They are still letting me attend the OSB so it doesn't appear to be a major issue at this stage.
Doing my research the USAF has no issue with Gilbert's syndrome in aircrew and the RAF don't have an issue for serving members (no info on recruits), but I can't find anything for the ADF's view.
I know none of us are DFR Drs so I'm not looking for guarantees etc, but perhaps someone out there has had a similar experience.
Thanks,
Rooster.
I haven't got any experience with regards to your particular case but I can give you some advice when it comes to dealing with Dfr.
I broke my right wrist and had surgery in order to put an internal fixation onto the bone. At one stage it looked as if I would have to have the metal plate removed in order to be class 1 as one particular doctor from the chief medical officers office told my dfr doctor. After much debate and with avmed weighing in and saying they would support a waiver for it they processed my application and eventually was made class 1 with no waiver required!
In short you may get the run around and it may seem that the application won't go anywhere but if you are persistent and make sure you take it as far as it needs to go you give yourself the best chance of a positive outcome. For me that included a class 4 appeal so get all your evidence together and do what you need to do to prove you don't have an issue.
Good luck!