Ukraine introduces general mobilization due to Russian invasion. During the period of martial law, they cannot conscript persons with certain diseases into the army. The list of diseases is spelled out in the law "

Who is fit and limited fit for service in peacetime and wartime.

Citizens with severe pathologies are exempted from conscription and military service, including: absence of a limb, blindness, deafness, mental retardation, schizophrenia.

There is also a list of diseases that can temporarily or permanently exempt a conscript from military service, not only in peacetime, but also during martial law.

Diseases of the organs of vision.

Conditionally unfit in wartime are those who have serious anatomical defects of the eyelids, orbits or ocular conjunctiva, accompanied by a pronounced impairment of motor or visual functions in both eyes. If the pathology is not accompanied by a decrease in vision or a violation of the motor function of the visual apparatus, then the person is considered suitable for military service not only in wartime, but also in peacetime.

A weighty reason for refusing military service is also:.

progressive loss of vision;

retinal detachment or tear;

glaucoma in both eyes;

persistent paralysis of the motor muscles of the eyeball, accompanied by diplopia;

myopia (farsightedness) of one eye, if one of the meridians exceeds 12.0 diopters or there is astigmatism with a refractive difference in the two main meridians above 6.0 diopters, a decrease in visual acuity of one eye is less than 0.1 or the eye does not see at all;

the eyeball is completely absent, and the visual acuity of the second eye is less than 0.3 diopters or the visual acuity in both eyes is less than 0.2 diopters.

Diseases of the hearing organs.

Persons suffering from persistent, complete deafness in both ears or deaf-mute, with pronounced vestibular-vegetative disorders, accompanied by the onset of symptoms of Meniere's disease, are not subject to mobilization..

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Mental and behavioral disorders.

Persons suffering from persistent mental disorders (schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional or affective disorders with frequently recurring exacerbations), persons with a severe form of mental retardation are considered unsuitable for mobilization.. The rest can be called up by decision of the VVK.

Tuberculosis.

Men who have been diagnosed with tuberculosis are not called up in peacetime. If a person has been treated, then he can be called up in wartime by decision of the VVK.

Oncological diseases.

Persons with oncological diseases who have an established incurable diagnosis cannot be drafted into the army.

Persons with a history of cancer or if the disease is in stable remission, as well as with a slowly progressing pathology, are considered limitedly fit in wartime.

Conscripts who have benign neoplasms, accompanied by severe disorders in the functioning of the body, cannot be mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

All those who have undergone surgery or radiation therapy are temporarily ineligible during the war for military service.

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Infectious lesions of the digestive system and skin.

Unsuitable in peacetime for military service are those who have:.

intestinal infections;

bacterial zoonoses;

viral infectious diseases of the central nervous system;

viral infections of the skin and mucous membranes;

helminthiases;

pediculosis.

In wartime, such persons are considered limited fit..

Sexually transmitted diseases.

In peacetime, persons who have a congenital or acquired form of syphilis are considered unfit for military service, however, in wartime, the possibility of serving such conscripts is determined individually.

Those who have gonococcal, trichomonas infection, as well as other STDs are not allowed to serve in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but only until the person has been treated.

HIV.

If HIV is accompanied by the development of parasitic or infectious diseases, the formation of malignant tumor processes, other specified diseases, then the conscript is exempted from service in peacetime and in wartime.

Those who are asymptomatic carriers of the HIV virus are considered limitedly fit for military service..

Disease of the circulatory system.

Those who suffer from II-B-III degree heart failure, III degree hypertension, coronary heart disease associated with II-B-III degree heart failure, cerebral infarction, stroke, stenosis, thrombosis are considered unsuitable in peacetime and wartime..

Also, recruits are considered unsuitable who have severe consequences of phlebitis, thrombophlebitis, thrombosis, embolism, varicose veins in the lower extremities, varicose veins in the esophagus, testicle, scrotum, pelvic organs and non-specific form of lymphadenitis and the consequences of surgical intervention..

Diseases of the respiratory system.

Persons suffering from chronic bronchitis and pneumonia, COPD, emphysema and bronchiectasis, pneumoconiosis, chronic pneumonitis, idiopathic fibrous form of alveolitis, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, hemosiderosis, any chronic purulent and necrotic diseases of the pleura, lungs and mediastinum or severe.

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Disease of the nervous system.

Citizens who have an acute form of meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis, intracranial or intravertebral abscess, systemic atrophy, degenerative pathologies, cerebral palsy, paralytic syndrome, Parkinson's disease, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, diseases of the neuromuscular apparatus, are not subject to conscription into the army,.

People with epilepsy, epileptic syndrome, status epilepticus, migraine, sleep disorders with systematic exacerbations also get rid of the need to undergo military service.

With the progression of the disease, such recruits are classified as limitedly suitable for military service in peacetime..

Pathologies of the genitourinary system.

Persons with severe nephrotic syndrome, chronic interstitial nephritis, acute pyelitis, pyelonephritis, tubulointerstitial nephritis, chronic primary pyelonephritis, nephropathy, renal failure, hydronephrosis, pionefir, cannot be drafted into the army. There are many more diseases in this category, but VVC always looks at the severity of the disease.

If the disease does not cause serious disruption to the system, such a person may be considered partially fit for military service..

Diseases of the endocrine system.

Citizens who have been found to have pathologies of the endocrine system, accompanied by an eating disorder or a metabolic disorder, are considered limited fit.

bone disease.

Severe arthritis, arthrosis, rheumatoid vasculitis, Still's disease, Felty's syndrome, psoriatic or enteropathic arthropathy, rheumatoid bursitis, gout, polyarthritis nodosa, Behcet's disease, crystalline arthropathy, and other pathologies are a reason for unfitness for military service.

Persons suffering from:.

severe deformity or defects of the fingers, feet;

severe form of flat feet;

fibroblastic pathologies with impaired motor activity.

In addition, they do not mobilize people after limb amputation, as well as those with severe spinal diseases..

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Hepatitis.

Only those who suffer from a severe form of viral hepatitis, which is difficult to treat and is accompanied by a pronounced disruption in the functioning of organs and systems, are not suitable for military service..

If a person has persistent or moderate disabilities, his suitability for military service is determined by the commission..

Diseases of the digestive system.

Persons who have maxillofacial anomalies (with the exception of congenital ones), including bite anomalies, accompanied by impaired breathing, smell, as well as swallowing, speech and chewing functions, are unsuitable for service in peacetime and wartime.

Recruits suffering from gastric or duodenal ulcers, esophagitis, gastritis, gastroduodenitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, intestinal obstruction, infusion, paralytic diseases, liver diseases, accompanied by a serious violation of the functioning of this organ, are exempt from military service for life.

Recall that the specialists of the Public Health Center (PHC) of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine explained whether they can mobilize people receiving treatment using substitution maintenance therapy (RRT).

Important! This publication is based on the latest and current scientific research in the field of medicine and is for general information purposes only.. Publication cannot be the basis for establishing any diagnoses. If you are ill or need a diagnosis, see your doctor!