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Old 01-24-2012 | 08:58 PM
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Default Disclosing medical issue to FAA/IMS?

I've never had any issues, EVER, with any substance. I get a psychiatric evaluation for anxiety, which comes out clean, but there's a clinical diagnosis for alcohol abuse - however, it doesn't match the diagnostic criteria for this. I get a second opinion and the doc tells me the first eval was bogus and disagrees with it.

I no longer fly for a living so my continued medical certification isn't a top priority... I just want to get this sorted out legally without fearing that I didn't disclose something properly. If there's conflicting evaluations, what recourses do I have other than seeking an authorization and going through the recommended alcohol treatment stuff they have you do?
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