Heart Conditions & DoDMERB
Heart murmurs, valve conditions, and cardiac history are evaluated through echocardiogram under DoDI 6130.03 Section 6.11. Learn what the echo finds, what triggers disqualification, and when a waiver is possible.
Published Guides
POTS and DoDMERB: The Hard-Line Disqualification Explained
POTS triggers a hard-line DoDMERB disqualification under DoDI 6130.03. Learn the regulation, waiver reality, and the one narrow opening families should know.
12 min read readHeart Murmur and DoDMERB: What Parents Need to Know
A heart murmur triggers a remedial R102.00 and an echocardiogram. Learn the four-step DoDMERB process, valve thresholds that trigger DQ, and when a waiver is realistic.
12 min readFainting and DoDMERB: Vasovagal, Recurrent Syncope, and POTS
Does one fainting episode disqualify your student? Three separate DoDI 6130.03 Section 6.11 criteria govern syncope. Learn which applies to your student and what documentation determines the outcome.
15 min readBicuspid Aortic Valve and DoDMERB
Does a bicuspid aortic valve disqualify your student? DoDI 6130.03 Section 6.11.c disqualifies BAV with stenosis, regurgitation, or aortic dilation — not BAV alone.
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Heart Murmur Waiver: Branch-by-Branch Guide
Waiver rates and documentation strategies for heart murmur disqualifications across service academies and ROTC programs.
Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) and DoDMERB
How MVP with mitral regurgitation is evaluated under DoDI 6130.03 Section 6.11 and what a waiver requires.
Aortic Regurgitation and DoDMERB: The Strictest Threshold
Why aortic regurgitation is the only valve condition where even mild severity triggers a DQ under Section 6.11.b(4).
Echocardiogram for DoDMERB: What to Expect
How to prepare for the transthoracic echo, what the cardiologist reports, and how DoDMERB uses the results.
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