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Suspicions related to his son's military service have also surfaced about the Minister of Health and Welfare Jeong Ho-young, who was caught up in the so-called 'dad chance' controversy in the process of transferring his child to medical school.

When I analyzed the hospital records of my son, who had been diagnosed with grade 4, I noticed something absurd.

Candidate Chung announced a press conference to clarify the allegations tomorrow (17th).



Reporter Kang Min-woo on the sidewalk.



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Ho-young Jeong, the son of a candidate for Minister of Health and Welfare, was judged to be a Grade 2 active-duty service in 2010, and then received a Grade 4 social service worker status through a reexamination in 2015.



The diagnosis from Kyungpook National University Hospital became the basis, and at the time, candidate Chung was the deputy director of this hospital.




According to the Military Manpower Administration standard, in order to receive a grade 4 spinal disease, the disc must protrude and block the nerve root tissue or cerebrospinal fluid signal, or there must be a neurological disorder.



The MRI reading report of Kyungpook National University Hospital for his son Jeong showed that the nerve root was compressed by the disc and changed shape.



A plurality of specialists said, "It is an opinion that the pain may be severe," but "it cannot be said that it meets the grade 4 standard."



Another criterion is whether there is a neurological disorder.



In the medical record, it is written that the result of the straight leg elevation test, which is when the leg is raised while lying down, is 30 degrees. .



Suspicion of candidate Chung's overseas business trip was also raised.



Candidate Chung went on a business trip to the United States for a week in 2018 as the hospital director.



He was the subject of a training course, and the subject of the course was the American Alumni Association of Gyeongbuk Medical University, and the actual business trip schedule was filled with golf and cruise tours.




Candidate Chung's side said, "We are checking the data" on the son's MRI report, and on a business trip to the US, "The candidate cannot play golf, and he went to get support such as scholarships from American alumni."



Candidate Jung informed SBS that he would prepare for a hearing without resigning, and announced that he would hold a press conference at 2 pm tomorrow to clarify various suspicions.



(Video coverage: Kim Heung-gi, video editing: Choi Hye-young, screen/data provided: Democratic Party lawmaker In Jae-geun and Shin Hyun-young's office)