Attorney
Medical lawyer. Specializes in protecting the rights of doctors and patients, handling medical malpractice and liability cases, supporting disability determination and appeals procedures, and providing legal analysis of medical documentation.
Case: Provided support to the serviceman at all stages of disability registration according to the main diagnosis G55.1 – Compression of nerve roots and plexuses in intervertebral disc lesions
Service: Disability Registration
Case Circumstances
A client contacted the medical lawyer of the law firm “Prіkhodko and Partners” with a request to receive support from a specialist in the registration of disability at all stages.
In a previous request, the serviceman noted that he had repeatedly tried to contact the expert team for an assessment, but for unknown reasons, the medical specialists did not accept the documents.
How did we help with the establishment of disability for a serviceman?
In order to understand what was the reason for not obtaining the desired result, the lawyer suggested analyzing all the medical information of the serviceman and, in the format of a consultation, analyzing the step-by-step algorithm of actions.
The military man’s concomitant diagnoses, which were established on the basis of the provided documents:
- I11.9 – Hypertensive (hypertensive) heart disease without (congestive) heart failure
- H90.3 – Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
- H25.8 – Other senile cataract
- H52.1 – Myopia
- H35.0 – Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
- M13.80 – Other specified arthritis, multiple localizations
- I80.3 – Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of the lower extremities, unspecified
- Complications of the main diagnosis: M48.06 – Spinal stenosis, lumbar
According to the results of the analysis of medical documents, it became known that the military man has all the available grounds for receiving a disability group.
Taking into account the outdated information of narrow-profile specialists, it was decided to involve a doctor and obtain a referral for a spot medical examination. Having received updated medical reports, the lawyer re-analyzed and consulted the client on the likelihood of obtaining the desired result.
In turn, the lawyer organized and sent the necessary package of documents to the doctor. The medical specialist (doctor) examined the patient’s medical records and created a referral to the ECOPFO.
The administrator of the medical institution where the medical documents were sent sent an electronic invitation with an indication of: date, place and time of the patient’s examination.
Taking into account the known date of the assessment, the medical lawyer previously consulted the client on the procedure for conducting the examination by the expert team, discussed preliminary possible questions and the correctness of providing answers. On the day of the assessment, by the expert team, the patient, the lawyer provided personal support to the client, ensuring support and compliance with all procedural norms of current legislation by the representatives of the commission.
Result
According to the results of the commission’s assessment, the serviceman was assigned a 3rd disability group, which confirms the correctness of the chosen legal strategy and comprehensive legal support.
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