Help, Medical Denied

[USBrit 0]

To the OP

When my husband (then fiance) had his medical in London - it was NOT denied but they said as his BP was a bit high they could not pass the results on to the Embassy until he had seen his regular doctor and his doctor had to write to them saying that my fiance was under treatment for his high BP. His doctor subsequently did this and the medical was sent to the Embassy.

Sometime later he finally got to the US, we got married and he now has his 2 year Green Card - but no job - it's tough economy wise as so many know.

Good luck!

[grapeeyes 0]

To the OP

When my husband (then fiance) had his medical in London - it was NOT denied but they said as his BP was a bit high they could not pass the results on to the Embassy until he had seen his regular doctor and his doctor had to write to them saying that my fiance was under treatment for his high BP. His doctor subsequently did this and the medical was sent to the Embassy.

Sometime later he finally got to the US, we got married and he now has his 2 year Green Card - but no job - it's tough economy wise as so many know.

Good luck!

THank you. I am glad to have posted this. It has given us hope that all is not doom and gloom and I got a lot of positive help. Once again, thank you everyone.

[msu17 0]

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0000ecd190aRCRD

These are the medically inadmissible conditions. High BP is not one of those. Also, there are waivers available even for medically inadmissible conditions. Thank goodness you find out while it was benign versus when it was causing big health problems!

Ghostrider, please realize that calling you out for a mistake and "loving the USCIS" are 2 different things. Stop hijacking threads and offering bad advice because you feel wronged.

Edited June 22, 2009 by msu17

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

There are many things wrong with the US Immigration system, and often officials, or medical examiners, as it is the case here, make mistakes that warrant slapping them left and right. But that won't help a bit. Although I was an attorney in another lifetime, I like to approach problems from a more practical perspective in this lifetime where I'm at the mercy of people with questionable qualification and motivation.

Before I start, let me tell you that I have high blood pressure myself. Especially after gulping down a bunch of caffeine, which ultimately created a reading that caused me to fail a medical and eventually, when reviewing my case, was reason enough for my health insurance provider to double my premium from $540 to $1,080 per month. So now I don't have health insurance at all.

When taking my medical, they wanted to check me for about every sickness known to mankind, then pump me full of vaccines. Now . . . legally speaking, one can refuse such dramatic approach, but that wouldn't make things smoother. On the contrary. So here's my thoughts to you:

Have hubby go to "his doctor." Have him or her prescribe medicine that lowers the blood pressure. Go to the medical exam again. Pass. Stop taking medications and go on with the plan A.

That said, it is paramount for your husband to be able to show the good doctor that hypertension (except for life-threatening cases, I presume), is no reason to fail a medical.

[Nik+Heather 121]

Have hubby go to "his doctor." Have him or her prescribe medicine that lowers the blood pressure. Go to the medical exam again. Pass. Stop taking medications and go on with the plan A.

That said, it is paramount for your husband to be able to show the good doctor that hypertension (except for life-threatening cases, I presume), is no reason to fail a medical.

I think the concern is with undiagnosed/untreated but very serious risk factors. Get it diagnosed, get it treated (or take steps in that direction), and you're right, there is no cause for inadmissability. I'd bet that if someone came in saying "I know I have high BP, but here's my medical history etc." they'd get a pass without the extra step. Nik didn't even have to prove that his BP was down before they passed him - just that he was aware of the problem and had discussed/investigated it with his doctor was sufficient.

Also, for this kind of thing - specifically going through London, re-doing the entire medical isn't necessary, just a note from the regular doctor is sufficient.

[Marina-Del 10]

Yeah, why would you find out that you have high blood pressure (so high that it is causing this type of concern) and then NOT want to follow through with treatment??? I don't get it.

[payxibka 10,045]

medical is a consulate issue... moving thread

[JSVP08 3]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=medical

Many people want to know whether they will have any trouble passing this exam if they have a chronic

medical problem of asthma, depression, diabetes, heart trouble, high blood pressure and other similar

problems. Generally the answer is that you will have no problems. As an example, one fiance had high blood

pressure...on the day of his exam, his blood pressure was around 160/120, and he passed the exam. The only

word he received from the doctor was "in the US you will get better treatment because they have better

medicines there." However the examining doctor did require the fiance to have a letter from his doctor attesting

to the fact that his hypertension was under treatment and was causing him no problems--it is a good idea to go

ahead and get a letter of this type prior to your medical exam, just to be on the safe side, if you have a

questionable health condition that may need clarification.)

Note:am not sure if anyone have posted this,just too many answers to read one by one so anyhow am posting it.

hope it helps