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No Disability for Cancer Patient, Says New Review Board
HETQ
13:12, September 15, 2011
Remember the August 29 Hetq story (Destitute Breast Cancer Patient
Stripped of Medical Pension) about cancer patient Ofik Evoyan and her
struggle with the Lori Medical Examing Board regarding her disability
pension?
Arman Daghbashyan, who heads the committee, had argued that the woman
is sick but not disabled and took away her $33 monthly pension.
Well it seems that the woman's case came to the attention of the
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs who issued a directive to review
the matter.
Present at the review were Ofik Evoyan; Lara Paremouzyan, the Hetq
reporter who wrote the original article; Harutyun Mikayelyan, an
oncologist at the Alaverdi Medical Center; A. Pazikyan, who heads the
Polyclinic Department at the National Oncology Center; and officials
from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
To make a long story short, this new administrative review has
reaffirmed the original finding - that Mrs. Evoyan's past medical
history in no way hinders her physically and thus she is not eligible
to be registered as `disabled.'
HETQ
13:12, September 15, 2011
Remember the August 29 Hetq story (Destitute Breast Cancer Patient
Stripped of Medical Pension) about cancer patient Ofik Evoyan and her
struggle with the Lori Medical Examing Board regarding her disability
pension?
Arman Daghbashyan, who heads the committee, had argued that the woman
is sick but not disabled and took away her $33 monthly pension.
Well it seems that the woman's case came to the attention of the
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs who issued a directive to review
the matter.
Present at the review were Ofik Evoyan; Lara Paremouzyan, the Hetq
reporter who wrote the original article; Harutyun Mikayelyan, an
oncologist at the Alaverdi Medical Center; A. Pazikyan, who heads the
Polyclinic Department at the National Oncology Center; and officials
from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
To make a long story short, this new administrative review has
reaffirmed the original finding - that Mrs. Evoyan's past medical
history in no way hinders her physically and thus she is not eligible
to be registered as `disabled.'