Head of Medical Law Practice
Specializes in medical, corporate, and migration law. Has extensive experience working with medical and pharmaceutical businesses, particularly in licensing, circulation of medicines, and comprehensive legal support of healthcare institutions, including corporate, tax, and employment matters, as well as market entry projects of foreign companies into Ukraine.
Case: Obtaining the 2nd disability group for a mother and securing a draft deferment for her son
A client approached the Prikhodko & Partners law company with a critically important and emotionally challenging life situation. His elderly mother had serious health problems and was in urgent need of third-party care. The woman had raised her son as a single mother; there was no father in the family, nor were there any other close relatives who could take care of her.
Due to progressive illnesses, the client’s mother had significant limitations in mobility and self-care. She could not prepare food, buy groceries, or visit the pharmacy on her own. Most importantly, she required daily, constant monitoring of her intake of vital medications.
The son was the only support system for his mother, but due to the risk of mobilization, the family could be left without their sole breadwinner and caregiver. The client needed qualified assistance from a medical lawyer to protect the interests of his ill mother and obtain a legal right to a deferment.
- Subject of care: A single mother with severe functional impairments (no other relatives available).
- Needs: Constant third-party care, assistance in daily life, monitored medical treatment.
- Goal: Objective establishment of the degree of loss of working capacity (EKOPFO), obtaining the second disability group, and securing a mobilization deferment for the son to care for his mother.
What tasks did the lawyers of “Prikhodko & Partners” perform?
Passing the EKOPFO in Ukraine is often accompanied by significant bureaucratic pressure and subjective downgrading of the disability group. To achieve a fair result on the first attempt, our team implemented a clear legal support algorithm.
Comprehensive legal and medical audit: our lawyers thoroughly analyzed the woman’s available medical records, summaries, and case histories.
Development of a roadmap for examinations: we provided the client with a comprehensive and clear list of specialized medical examinations and indicated which specific medical specialists must be visited. This allowed us to officially and indisputably record all key criteria of the body’s functional disorder.
Forming a legal package of documents: prepared a full package of documents for submission to the EKOPFO, eliminating any procedural errors.
Support at the commission: medical lawyers ensured control over the legality of actions of officials during the EKOPFO panel meeting.
Project implementation stages and legal results
| Process Stage | Actions of the “Prikhodko & Partners” Team | Stage Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Analysis & Consulting | Specialized analysis of medical documents, identifying self-care deficits according to Ministry of Health criteria. | A clear plan for additional check-ups with specialized doctors has been formed. |
| 2. Documentary Stage | Collection of medical conclusions and examinations | The package of documents is fully ready for transfer to the experts for review. |
| 3. Passing EKOPFO | Full legal support, monitoring compliance with patient rights during the commission meeting. | Disability group II was officially established for the client’s mother. |
Thanks to a legally sound strategy and clear recording of medical indicators, the expert team made an objective decision:
- The client’s mother was successfully assigned the second disability group, which confirms her need for constant third-party care and opens access to proper social benefits and allowances.
- Based on the obtained documents and the woman’s status (single mother, person with group II disability, with no one else to care for her except her son), her son received an unconditional and legal right to a draft deferment during mobilization.
The client avoided the bureaucratic circles of hell, saved his mother’s time and energy, and most importantly, obtained legal security for his family and the opportunity to legally stay by the side of his closest person who vitally needs it.
Are you facing a similar situation or encountering difficulties while passing EKOPFO, confirming a diagnosis, or arranging care? Our law company specializes in protecting the rights of conscripts, as well as in social and medical law. We will take the entire bureaucratic burden upon ourselves.
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