DOT physical- company question doctor's comments

Alright, I don't know if this is a sign I shouldn't go to Covenant or not, but right now my DOT Physical is holding me from the Orientation process. I'm tentatively signed up for Orientation next week but their Safety department has not cleared my physical due to something SO minor and insignificant.

At my physical 5 months ago when I got my permit, the doctor noticed I had a low grade heart murmur- the lowest grade possible. He noted "no limitation" on the comments section. I had no idea I even had a murmur until then.

So Covenant says I need to make an appointment with my primary care physician, which I do not have a family doctor. They want this new doctor to sign off and say I don't have a significant murmur and that it is not going to limit me in any way. Well this started to bother me so I call the clinic I had the DOT Physical done at, and speak to the doctor directly. He said that first of all the company should give you ANOTHER physical but they are not required to and can take the one from when I got my permit. #2, a murmur is a SOUND and not a limitation, he said he would not have cleared me if something needed to be done about it. He noted his comments that it says grade 1/6, no limitation. He said what more do they want? I have checked the box that says you meet the standards, why are THEY trying to play medical examiner? He was more than willing to help me out.

So I call Covenant back and tell them this, and the recruiter says their Safety dept will not clear people even if the doctor writes "no limitations." That they want my primary care physician to pretty much "clear" me. I said I do not have a PCP.

This is just bull...

So what if Covenant gives me another physical but their doctor writes "no limitations" ??? Would they have preferred the doctor left the comment section blank? so it makes it sound like I have something really wrong with me?

 

I understand. I'm slightly overweight, but not exceeding any alarming BMI rate. I would just hate to pay out of pocket to go see another doctor just for them to check my heart. But yeah I totally understand the company's reasoning. It's just..

 

Thanks Iceman.I was wondering if this murmur thing was something that ALL companies would care about or not. Do you think smaller companies would care? What are some smaller companies that still hire recent grads, or does anyone come to mind?

 

I'm in south Louisiana.