I'm suffering from the slow turn around time at the Medical Certification Branch, too.
I've been grounded for type II diabetes since 1993. To make it worse, I've needed to supplement with insulin the last three years to get my numbers in line. This year, my treatment got good enough to meet all the FAA's published requirements for special issuance (considering that they put effort into being not-too-specific to allow themselves maximum control and elbow room). The AME did my medical exam and forwarded the packet (about an inch thick) to the FAA back on June 26th. I'm still waiting. They had previously said that the average turn around time was three months for special issuances. I'm now at 3 2/3 months and frustrated. When I called EAA's medical support office, she was having trouble (as you mentioned) getting status and I haven't heard back yet after four working days. <sigh> Bet that, if they give me a special issuance, it'll date from June. <sigh> <sigh> "R.J. Chevalier" wrote: > > Thanks for the responses. > Regarding "stay current", the Medical Certification Branch computer that > tracks special issue medicals has been down for over a month and is not > expected to be up for another week. I do not know how this affects the time > frame for actual processing, I do know I sent in my paperwork 6 weeks ago > and they said it would take a week just to tell me current status > (current?). It has now been 1-1/2 weeks and no call with status. It seems > they can't do anything in a timely way. > > Dick in NM -- Ed Burkhead Peoria, Ill. N3802H
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