SPECIALIST / EXEMPTION PATH
The checker reads your verdict. The Kit gets you through the exam: documentation packets for your condition, the two 45-day form clocks run as a calendar, the official medication form packet, waiting-period calendars, failure recovery, and the examiner phone script.
Federal source: FMCSA Medical Examiner's Handbook 2024, Cardiovascular · Rules checked October 2026
Advisory criteria judge congenital heart conditions individually, by lesion, repair status, and current function — from simple repaired defects that certify routinely to complex unrepaired lesions that do not. No single rule covers the category; the cardiologist's functional picture decides.
Your specific anatomy and its current function are the case — bring the numbers, not just the name of the condition.
Bring a current cardiology evaluation naming the lesion, any repairs, current ejection fraction and exercise capacity.
This question is decided by the federal text together with its published advisory criteria — clocks, thresholds, and specialist files. The verdict above follows the cited criteria; your documentation is what proves you meet them.
Only a certified medical examiner on the National Registry can certify you. FreightVerdict reads the published federal standards — it does not certify, diagnose, or treat, and nothing here is medical advice.
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