Neurologist in Kyiv suspected of demanding $2,000 for fake military medical commission reports

Law enforcement agencies in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv identified a scheme whereby military-liable individuals received medical reports with specific diagnoses for a significant sum of money. A neurologist who participated in the work of Military Medical Commission (MMC) No. 1 is suspected of abuse.

Details of the criminal proceedings

According to the materials of case No. 42024102040000093, the medical professional demanded payment for establishing a diagnosis corresponding to Article 41-B of Order No. 402 of the Ministry of Defence. According to information, the cost of such a service was 2,000 US dollars.

On 8 and 11 February 2025, the doctor, according to journalists, received two payments of 40,000 hryvnias each. Subsequently, data on discirculatory encephalopathy and a transient ischaemic attack were entered into the patient's medical documentation. All entries were certified with a signature and a seal.

Search and seizure of evidence

During a search of Cabinet No. 117 at 31 Winston Churchill Street, investigators seized medical documents, cash in the amount of 40,000 hryvnias and 500 US dollars, another 4,200 hryvnias, a mobile phone, and bank cards.

Context and questions for the system

MMC No. 1 operated on the premises of the municipal non-profit enterprise "Primary Medical and Sanitary Aid Centre No. 3". The head of the institution is Tetyana Borysova, and family doctor Serhiy Bohza works among the medical staff.

Court materials do not contain evidence of Bohza's or Borysova's involvement in receiving bribes. However, the case involving the neurologist casts doubt on the organisation of the commission's work and the mechanisms for controlling the quality of medical reports.

Serhiy Bohza's declaration for 2025 lists a salary of 269,194 hryvnias, possession of 5,000 US dollars in cash, and 40,000 hryvnias in bank accounts. He also holds property rights to three apartments with areas of 76.9, 66.4, and 43.6 square metres. In August 2025, he acquired the right to one-third of an apartment with an area of 66.4 square metres.

If a diagnosis could be obtained for 2,000 dollars, the question is no longer just about one doctor. It concerns the system in which a medical report risks becoming a commodity.