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Protecting Your FAA Medical from VA Disability Mistakes

  • May 19, 2025
  • All Blog Posts / Disability / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Ray Portier
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For military aviators transitioning to civilian life, applying for VA disability compensation while maintaining an FAA medical certificate can feel like walking a tightrope. One wrong…

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Treatment Options for Pilots: What You Need to Know

  • May 5, 2025
  • All Blog Posts / Disqualifying Conditions
  • By Dan Monlux

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Treatment Options for Pilots – Obstructive Sleep Apnea affects approximately 30% of adult males and 15% of adult females in North America…

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Returning to Active Duty as a Pilot with a VA Disabilities

  • April 7, 2025
  • All Blog Posts / Disability
  • By Ray Portier

Active Duty Pilot VA Disabilities – If you’ve submitted a VA disability claim and received a decision letter with a disability rating, you may be wondering…

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FAA Medical Certification for Pilots with Seizures: What You Need to Know

  • March 24, 2025
  • All Blog Posts / Disqualifying Conditions
  • By Keith Roxo

For individuals with a history of seizures or epilepsy, obtaining an FAA medical certificate can be challenging. The FAA has strict guidelines to ensure the safety…

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FAA Medical SODA: Understanding the Statement of Demonstrated Ability Process

  • March 10, 2025
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards / Flight Physical
  • By Keith Roxo

What is a FAA Medical SODA? A Statement of Demonstrated Ability (SODA) allows pilots with static or nonprogressive medical conditions to qualify for FAA medical certification.…

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Wingman Med Corporate Service

  • February 24, 2025
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards / Flight Physical
  • By Keith Roxo

For Flight Departments, Lost Pilots Mean Lost Revenue Wingman Med Corporate Service- In a Part 135 operation, aircraft must keep moving to generate revenue. Similarly, companies…

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CACI for Psoriasis

  • February 10, 2025
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Dan Monlux

CACI for Psoriasis – When it comes to medical certification, the FAA concerns itself with three main considerations. Ruling out the risk of sudden, complete –…

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Medical Evidence for Your VA Claim

  • January 26, 2025
  • All Blog Posts / Disability
  • By Ray Portier

A common question we receive at Wingman Med is, “What sort of medical records do I need for my VA claim?” This question has numerous implied…

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FAA Vision Standards

  • December 29, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Dan Monlux

“My eyes aren’t good enough to be a pilot.” I’ve heard similar statements from would-be pilots more times than I can count over the past few…

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Do You Need a HIMS AME?

  • December 9, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Dan Monlux

What is HIMS AME? For aspiring pilots and those who have never faced a medical certification challenge, navigating the FAA medical certificate application process may seem…

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VA Disability Intent to File and Grace Period

  • November 24, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / Disability
  • By Ray Portier

Military veterans with medical disabilities who began or were aggravated during their military service can file a claim for VA disability benefits at any time. The…

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Understanding the FAA’s Office of Aerospace Medicine

  • October 28, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Keith Roxo

The FAA’s Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM 300) is effectively broken down into four interworking groups[1]: Headquarters in Washington, DC Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) in…

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CACI for Low Testosterone

  • October 15, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Dan Monlux

CACI for Low Testosterone – Testosterone supplementation has been on the rise and in the news during recent years [1]. Some of that rise followed the…

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CACIs – Help the FAA Help You

  • September 22, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Dan Monlux

CACIs and FAA Red Tape – Pilots love to hate the FAA. To be sure, it has a well-earned reputation for imposing red tape and onerous…

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CACI for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

  • August 26, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Dan Monlux

CACI for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, aka PCOS, counts as one of the most common endocrine disorders. It affects somewhere between 5 and…

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FAQs about C&P Exams and DBQs for your VA Disability

  • August 11, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / Disability
  • By Ray Portier

C&P Exams DBQs VA Disability – Requesting disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is easy. If you spend some time writing down a…

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CACI for Leukemia and Lymphoma

  • July 28, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Dan Monlux

Lymphocytic leukemia and lymphoma are two interrelated but distinct types of cancer that affect lymphocytes, a subtype of white blood cells integral to the immune system.…

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Traumatic Brain Injury and Your FAA Medical

  • July 14, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Keith Roxo

Head or Brain? FAA Medical Traumatic Brain Injury – It is essential to distinguish between an injury to the surface of your head and an injury…

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CACI for Glaucoma

  • June 30, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Dan Monlux

Glaucoma is a relatively common eye condition that causes progressive vision loss and blindness. The risk of developing the condition is closely associated with age and…

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FAA Medical – The Gatekeeper Letter

  • June 2, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards / Flight Physical
  • By Keith Roxo

The Deferral Process FAA Medical Deferral Process – Every FAA medical exam has three possible outcomes. You can be issued or denied your medical certificate, or…

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CACI for Thrombocytopenia

  • May 6, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Keith Roxo

CACI for Thrombocytopenia – Several different things make what we call blood. Red blood cells are likely the most commonly considered item, given that they provide…

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CACI for Asthma

  • April 21, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Dan Monlux

CACI for Asthma – Asthma affects about 13% of the population and ranks the most common lung disease in the United States [1,2]. While many children…

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How High Should You Fly with Oxygen?

  • March 24, 2024
  • All Blog Posts
  • By Dan Monlux

Discussions about high altitude flying usually revolve around the use of oxygen and with good reason. Part 91 oxygen requirements apply as you climb above 12,500…

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Why VA C&P Exams are Risky for Pilots

  • March 10, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / Disability / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Ray Portier

VA C&P Exams Risky for Pilots – When you file a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Disability Claim, you will be given the option to pick…

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Beware of Accidental Sedating Medications

  • January 7, 2024
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Keith Roxo

“Sleep” aids and why they are bad Beware of Accidental Sedating Medications – In general, the FAA does not approve sleep aids for regular use for…

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Vertigo and Your FAA Medical

  • December 24, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Dan Monlux

Pilots – often understandably – like to debate the wisdom of the FAA’s medical certification policies. Whether considering well-controlled chronic conditions like high blood pressure and…

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CACI for Weight Loss Medications

  • November 26, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Dan Monlux

More than 70 percent of US adults are obese or overweight [1]. That fact alone makes weight control arguably the most common health-related concern in the…

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Coronary Artery Disease, OSA, and Diabetes – A Success Story

  • November 12, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Success Stories
  • By Dan Monlux

Coronary Artery Disease OSA and Diabetes – One of our mantras is that if you’re safe to fly, the FAA will probably agree with you. True…

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Disqualifying Conditions: Heart Valve Replacement

  • October 15, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Disqualifying Conditions
  • By Keith Roxo

Disqualifying Conditions Heart Valve Replacement – The Code of Federal Regulations 14 CFR 67 lists out the specifically disqualifying conditions for FAA medical certification. One of…

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Who is actually doing your VA disability ratings anyway?

  • October 1, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Disability
  • By Ray Portier

VA disability ratings – The topic of VA ratings is always a popular one as servicemembers approach separation or retirement.  Of all the questions I am…

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FAA Medicals for Pilots with ADHD?

  • September 15, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Disqualifying Conditions / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Dan Monlux

FAA Medicals for Pilots with ADHD – On August 30, 2023, the FAA announced its “ADHD Fast Track” certification process for pilots with a history of…

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Documenting Musculoskeletal Problems Documented for VA Disability

  • September 3, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Disability
  • By Ray Portier

Musculoskeletal Problems VA Disability – Just about everyone who ever served in the military has musculoskeletal pain.  Musculoskeletal pain absolutely should be included in your VA…

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A FAA Medical Certification Delay Horror Story

  • August 20, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Flight Physical
  • By Keith Roxo

The 15-month case should not have been FAA Medical Certification Delay – One of our clients should have been issued their certificate on the day of…

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Why You Don’t Need Wingman Med

  • August 6, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Keith Roxo

Do You Need Wingman Med – Look around on a forum, Reddit, or Facebook group when people ask about what they should do about their medical…

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PTSD and Flying – A Success Story

  • July 23, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Success Stories
  • By Keith Roxo

It took how long? PTSD and Flying  – 506 days. This is how long it took Jason* to get his medical after he went to the…

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How to Get VA C&P Exam Results And Why Pilots Might Need To

  • July 9, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Disability
  • By Ray Portier

How to Get VA C&P Exam Results – Military pilots face a unique challenge as they transition to civilian flying careers. Like all veterans, they are…

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Can Your FAA Medical Affect Your VA Disabilities?

  • June 25, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Disability
  • By Dan Monlux

FAA Medical Affect VA Disabilities – Over the past year, the FAA has taken a focused interest in veterans with disabilities who apply for FAA medical…

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CACI for Bladder Cancer

  • June 11, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Dan Monlux

CACI for Bladder Cancer – Bladder cancer ranks as the 10th most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world and accounts for about 1 in every 24…

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HIPAA and Your FAA Exam

  • May 28, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Flight Physical
  • By Keith Roxo

HIPAA and Your FAA Exam – A frequent question we get at Wingman Med is about how and why the FAA is entitled to their medical…

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How to Tell the FAA About a New Medical Condition

  • May 14, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Flight Physical
  • By Dan Monlux

Telling FAA About New Medical Condition – No pilot looks forward to their medical certificate application with an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME). Flight physicals are inherently…

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Getting a Doctor’s Note for the FAA!

  • April 30, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Keith Roxo

The Roadmap to Quick Certification Doctor’s Note for FAA – We have previously discussed how to fill out your MedXPress to reduce the number of questions…

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CACI for Renal Cancer

  • April 16, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Dan Monlux

CACI for Renal Cancer – Renal cancer describes a rather broad range of more specific diagnoses that give rise to tumor growth in the kidney. Within…

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Depression and Your FAA Flight Physical 

  • April 2, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Disqualifying Conditions
  • By Dan Monlux

Depression FAA Flight Physical  – Many people – pilots included – will struggle with depression at some point in their lives. About 8.4% of people will…

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TV Lies. Tell the Whole Truth on Your FAA Medical

  • March 12, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Flight Physical
  • By Keith Roxo

TV Shows and Movies Tell the Truth on Your FAA Medical – Shots ring out in the city. Sirens blare. Emergency response vehicles are rolling. Police…

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FAA Current Detailed Clinical Progress Notes. Avoid Medical Certification Delay.

  • February 26, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Dan Monlux

With some very rare exceptions, the FAA should NEVER take more than six months to a year to review your medical certificate application. That might seem…

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Direct Primary Care Physician for Pilots?

  • February 12, 2023
  • All Blog Posts
  • By Keith Roxo

What the FAA wants Direct Primary Care Physician for Pilots – Regardless of the medical condition, the FAA wants a current (within 90 days of your…

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CACI for Colitis: FAA, IBS, and IBD

  • January 29, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Dan Monlux

CACI Colitis FAA IBS IBD – Colitis is a broad, non-specific term that refers generally to any condition that causes inflammation of the large intestine, or…

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FAA Disqualifying Conditions: Bipolar Disorder

  • January 15, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / Disqualifying Conditions
  • By Keith Roxo

In our initial article on disqualifying conditions we laid out the entire list of federally mandated disqualifying medical conditions. There are ways that the FAA can…

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CACI for Colon Cancer

  • January 1, 2023
  • All Blog Posts / CACIs
  • By Dan Monlux

Colon cancer ranks as one of the most common malignant conditions worldwide. It is the fourth most common overall and its gender specific rating is number…

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The PACT Act, VA Disability, and your FAA Medical

  • December 18, 2022
  • All Blog Posts / Disability / FAA Medical Standards
  • By Keith Roxo

We have answered many questions about the PACT Act and its impact on VA disability and FAA medical certification. To receive VA disability benefits for any…

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