Not just after surgeries. Which illnesses can provide deferment from mobilization? (list)

Citizen conscripts who are temporarily unable to fulfill military duties due to health reasons have the right to obtain the status of "temporarily unfit". This status is granted based on specific medical indications, particularly in cases of serious illnesses or after undergoing surgeries.

"Telegraph" explains which illnesses can lead to deferment from mobilization. According to the Regulations on military medical examination of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the following diseases may classify conscripts as temporarily unfit:

• syphilis, gonococcal infection, urogenital chlamydia, urogenital trichomoniasis, urogenital mycoplasmosis;
• candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, sporotrichosis, chromomycosis and phaeomycotic abscess, aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, zygomycosis, mycetoma, dermatophytosis, onychomycosis;
• after acute, exacerbated chronic infectious and parasitic diseases, or surgical treatment;
• after surgical treatment, cytostatic or radiation therapy for neoplasms;
• after acute blood diseases, hematopoietic organ disorders, and certain disturbances involving the immune mechanism or surgical treatment;
• after acute diseases of the nervous system or surgical treatment;
• after acute eye diseases and accessory apparatus or surgical treatment.

The "temporarily unfit" status is granted for a period of 6 to 12 months depending on the diagnosis and the duration of required rehabilitation. After this period, the citizen is required to undergo a re-examination by the military medical commission (MMC) to determine their further fitness for service.

It is worth noting that the basis for recognizing a citizen as unfit for military service includes certain respiratory organ diseases, namely:

• laryngeal stenosis;
• paresis and paralysis of the larynx with significant impairment of voice production and breathing;
• severe forms of spastic dysphonia;
• chronic diseases of the lower respiratory tract with significant impairment of external breathing function (bronchitis, emphysema, obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis);
• lung diseases caused by external agents, interstitial lung diseases with significant impairment of external breathing function (pneumoconioses, chronic pneumonitis, fibrosing idiopathic alveolitis, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, hemosiderosis, and others);
• chronic purulent and necrotic diseases, pleural diseases, and other respiratory organ diseases with significant impairment of external breathing function (lung and mediastinal abscess, pyothorax).

Additionally, if a man has severe persistent bronchial asthma, he is not subject to mobilization. However, in cases of illness with minor functional impairments, the citizen may still be called to service.

Previously, "Telegraph" reported on whether men with skin diseases are mobilized. In some instances, skin conditions may serve as grounds for temporary unfitness for service.