How old can medical reports be for a medical visa?

Many websites state that medical reports must be no more than six months old. We opened the Medical Visa section of the High Commission's official document and checked: it sets no condition on the age of the reports.

What the document asks for is the necessary medical documents and reports from a local doctor in support of the ailment, and a valid appointment letter from the Indian hospital. A time limit appears elsewhere in the document — on the financial endorsement (three months) — but not on the reports.

Does that mean old reports are fine? We are not saying that either. Where a document is silent, silence should not be read as permission. Common sense suggests recent reports make sense for a treatment application, since the hospital's appointment letter reflects your current condition anyway. The distinction is simply this: that is judgement, not a written rule.