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Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners
Application Process for Medical Certification
Applicant History - Item 18. Medical History
y. Medical Disability Benefits
The applicant must report any disability benefits received, regardless of source or amount. If the applicant checks yes on this item, the FAA may verify with other Federal Agencies (ie. Social Security Administration, Veteran's Affairs) whether the applicant is receiving a disability benefit that may present a conflict in issuing an FAA medical certificate. The Examiner must document the specifics and nature of the disability in findings in Item 60.
Page last modified: August 20, 2013 3:15:11 PM EDT
Bold type added. Apparently this has been going on to a greater or lesser degree for five years.
This seems to be the testimony to Congress that lead to the requirement to reveal all disability payments being added to the FAA medical history:
https://www.oig.dot.gov/sites/defaul...ony_july17.pdf