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The AME isn’t the threat. The forms are air tight now. Report everything, about everything, and at all times. Fraud on the applicant irrespective of the AME if something gets unnoticed during the exam. Unnecessary groundings by incompetent AMEs is less likely when the FAA requires deferrals for just about everything so they can decide.
The funny thing about the article is that this is a likely a far more rampant issue amongst other people (I.e. no VA disability) than it among vets. It’s just easier to find the conditions that the person is trying to hide when you’re receiving disability. The system is a joke.