Pension for combatants

Participants in hostilities are persons who took part in the execution of combat tasks related to the defense of the Motherland. We are talking about those who served in all types and branches of the Armed Forces, partisan units, underground, as well as other formations. Relations between the state and such persons are regulated by the Law "On the status of war veterans, guarantees of their social protection".

Veterans pension is a topic that clients often turn to military lawyers about. Our law office is no exception in this context. We regularly work with inquiries related to the pension provision of military personnel and veterans who have combat experience. Our team includes experienced military law professionals, so we know the challenges the military faces and how we can help.

Right to early retirement

Let's consider what opportunities are provided for participants in hostilities within the framework of the current legislation. Therefore, Law № 1058 states that persons with the status of UBD have the right to an early retirement pension. Yes, it is available for men from the age of 55, and for women from the age of 50. However, there are certain conditions for exercising this right. Men must have insurance experience of at least 25 years, and women - at least 20 years.

Military pensions

As for the legal regulation of the so-called military pensions, they are assigned in accordance with the Law "On pension provision of persons released from military service and certain other persons". Two key factors that affect the size of the pension are:

• number of years of service;
• the amount of monetary support.

In practice, military personnel often face the problem that when calculating a pension, all types of health insurance (main and additional, which should affect its size) are not taken into account. Also, an updated certificate of financial support may not be taken into account for calculating a military pension. We will talk about solving this problem later, but for now we will touch on the issue of civil pensions for persons who have received the status of UBD.

Civil pensions for UBD

Civilians who received the status of a participant in hostilities receive a pension on a general basis. When calculating it, the insurance experience that a person has is taken into account. The amount of her salary is also taken into account. It is important to note that which regulatory law is key in regulating this issue. It is about the Law of Ukraine "On mandatory state pension insurance".

As for the pension registration algorithm, it is as follows:

• First, a combatant must obtain the appropriate status, confirmed by a certificate;
• after that, he applies to the Pension Fund with the mentioned certificate (this can be done either in person or through the Pension Fund's electronic services portal).

When a person has performed all the listed actions, the result may be different. Someone receives a pension in accordance with all submitted documents exactly in the amount it should be. And someone faces problems when the actual size of the pension does not correspond to what it should be. If you have doubts about the correctness of the assigned amount of the pension, you can contact the team of the Prikhodko&Partners law office to get high-quality legal support.

How can we help?

As a rule, when a citizen has controversial issues with the Pension Fund, it becomes difficult to resolve them directly. A person is faced with a written refusal to assign a pension in the appropriate amount or its recalculation, so after that he turns to military lawyers who can help in such a situation. In our law office, you will meet such specialists, because military law is one of the key practices of our company.

In the vast majority of cases, when a UBD pensioner has disputes with the PFU regarding the appointment of a pension or its amount, they must be resolved through an administrative court. Judicial practice in this direction indicates 2 factors at once:

1. the majority of such cases are profitable (before starting support, we carefully examine your case to see if it really has such a positive perspective);
2. it is claims against the Pension Fund that make up almost the key share of those cases considered by the administrative court.

So, if you need a military lawyer, you will meet such a specialist at our law office. The team of the legal company "Prikhodko&Partners" works with various requests, starting with military accounting and ending with the appointment of pensions for participants in hostilities. With us, you will receive professional advisory support, legal support and effective representation of your interests in court.