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Vertigo and Ménière's disease — controlled means certifiable

SHORT CERT LIKELY — 1-YEAR

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Federal source: FMCSA Medical Examiner's Handbook 2024, Neurology/ENT guidance · Rules checked October 2026

What the federal text says

Advisory guidance: vertigo-producing conditions are not certifiable while active and uncontrolled, because a vertigo episode at highway speed is an incapacitation event. For an acute vestibular episode, a symptom-free period of about 2 months is the published guidepost; Ménière's disease is judged on whether attacks are controlled and documented by the treating specialist.

What that means for you

The question is never the diagnosis label — it is when the last attack was and whether your specialist will document control.

Certificate this points to: 1-YEAR certificates, while the standard's monitoring continues.

What moves the outcome

Bring ENT or neurology records: attack history with dates, treatment, and a statement of control. A symptom diary with dates is genuinely useful evidence here.

Which mode is this?

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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