CPAP Use by Military Personnel

dswood · Post by **dswood** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:23 pm

I found out after I did the sleep study and received my CPAP that I could be medically boarded. Do any fellow military members know anything about this?

Sergeant Bob · Post by **Sergeant Bob** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:55 pm

Here's a link to the subject here on this board.

viewtopic.php?p=703&sid=41f290c2810bf09 ... 5585ea9075

Sergeant Bob · Post by **Sergeant Bob** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:10 am

Military Medical Standards for Continued Service

The following medical conditions could result in initiation of a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB), and could result in medical discharge:

Paralysis of the larynx. Characterized by bilateral vocal cord paralysis seriously interfering with speech or adequate airway.

Stenosis of the larynx. Of a degree causing respiratory compromise.

Obstructive edema. Obstructive edema of the glottis, if recurrent.

Obstructive sleep apnea requiring Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device.

Link: http://usmilitary.about.com/library/mil ... larynx.htm

dswood · Post by **dswood** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:50 am

Sergeant Bob,

Thanks.

Sergeant Bob · Post by **Sergeant Bob** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:50 am

If you look at the second link, there is another link there to the PDF of the Air Force Instruction (Used to be a Regulation, but that's not very friendly now is it?) containing the CPAP reference. It a very large document so it could take some digging.

I'd imagine the other services regs would be similar.

Good luck.

dllfo · Post by **dllfo** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:08 pm

dswood---what do you do...your specialty? A flight crew member vs an accounting clerk might make a big difference.

Fubar2u · Post by **Fubar2u** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:28 pm

Hello
As an E-6 USCGR gave me no problems with cpap usage. My callup keep me stateside working LE. The DR. had no problem with my Apnea as it was being treated. The DR mentioned one other Coasty using cpap on a Cutter.

Good Luck