I'll echo jatx's comment that this seems to happen frequently. My NG recruiter told me the same thing at our first meeting (after an intolerable amount of time trying to convince me just how much money I could make by signing up). In his words, checking yes to anything would screw up my application and it was better to just check no. I wasn't buying it.
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Originally Posted by jatx
When you go to MEPS, a physician will interview you about all of your answers on the medical history. For example, I had bronchitis when I went and I therefore checked "yes" to chronic cough. The Doc asked me how long I'd been sick, then noted on the last page that my cough was "not chronic", and therefore not a disqualifying condition. I would venture a guess that your MRI will be treated similarly - he'll ask you about the context and result, then sign off on it (assuming the facts you've given here). In some other cases, MEPS may request documentation of your treatment for a condition and/or letters from multiple physicians before declaring you fit for service. It is not a big deal and, while it will be time consuming and frustrating, obtaining a med waiver is not an insurmountable obstacle.
You seem to have already worked out what your approach will be, but I'll just add that being told by a recruiter to falsify your medical history is a nearly universal experience. At the very least, you should research what conditions or procedures are waiverable and which are not. The applicable publication is AR 40-501 Standards of Medical Fitness. It is easily found with Google.
Good luck and don't sweat it.
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