Suspicion of military service surrounding the son (Mr. Jung) of Minister of Health and Welfare Nominee Jeong Ho-young is being raised.

This is because, in the first military service judgment test, he was judged to be active duty, but five years later, his judgment was changed to be subject to a call for social service personnel.

The National Assembly received a request from the Ministry of Health and Welfare for related materials for the purpose of questioning the allegation during the personnel hearing of the candidate for Minister Jeong Ho-young.

SBS independently obtained a military record sheet, a notice of military service disposition, and a medical record sheet from Shin Hyun-young's office and analyzed it with experts.








Let's first take a look at Jung's medical record that the Military Manpower Administration submitted to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

In the military physical examination on November 22, 2010, it was written as 'active-duty subject', and if you look at the column above, you can see that it was graded 2nd.

In the physical examination for conscription conducted on November 6, 2015, it was written as 'required to be called for social service personnel'.

There are many cases where grades 2 to 4 are judged within 5 years.

This is because your body can change and you may be diagnosed with a disease that was not previously discovered.



Let's address the procedural issues.

In other words, there is currently no evidence or circumstance that Minister Jeong Ho-young requested a military manpower administration official or a new prosecutor general of the Military Manpower Administration to have his son receive a grade 4.

If there is any relevant material or insider testimony, it will not stop with being withdrawn from the candidacy of minister.

This is because candidate Chung and Mr. Jung, as well as those involved, will be punished.

When I asked two specialists who served as sergeants at the Military Manpower Administration in the 2000s and early 2010s, they said they did not see any manipulation of ratings through solicitation.

This is because, if caught, there is a risk of not only punishment but also the revocation of the doctor's license.

However, since each regional military manpower office knows who the new swordsman is, it is said that he cannot completely rule out the possibility of requesting a personal request.

Even so, there is no basis for current procedural issues.



Then, the focus is narrowed down to the question of 'Is the grade 4 judgment made on Mr. Jung in November 2015 medically justified?'

To check this, we need to compare the Military Manpower Administration standards with Jung's diagnostic standards.

First, let’s look at the Military Manpower Administration standards.

This is a table of spine disease body grades corresponding to Mr. Jung among the evaluation criteria for diseases and mental disorders published on the Military Manpower Administration website.

Jung has a lumbar spine disease, so we moved the part as it is.

3) Thoracic and lumbar spine


A) Disc degenerative changes (including sprains) Grade-2


B) In case of disc herniation and stenosis Grade


-3 C) B) and radiologically, no signal from the nerve root surrounding tissue due to compression If there is no cerebrospinal fluid signal around the caudal plexus due to compression of the spinal sac, grade-4


D) If there is a neurological disorder, it is judged in the relevant part (including the case of surgery)


Even if a disc is present, it is divided into grade 2, grade 3, and grade 4 depending on the degree of appearance in imaging tests such as MRI or CT.

Even if the disc protrudes, if it does not press much on the nerve, it is grade 2, and if it is slightly pressed, grade 3 is judged.

Grade 4 was specifically specified, but a large amount of discs came out to cover the tissue around the nerve root or the signal of the cerebrospinal fluid.

We consulted two professors of neurology and radiology whether Jung's waist MRI readings met the Military Manpower Administration's level 4 standards.

Both experts said that Jung's back and leg pain was a serious finding.

However, he said he could not say with certainty whether it was in line with the Military Manpower Administration level 4 standards.




Although it is described on Mr. Jung's MRI reading paper that 'the nerve root has been compressed by the disc,' this cannot be said to be 'the signal of the tissue surrounding the nerve root is not visible or the signal of the cerebrospinal fluid around the caudal plexus is not visible', which is the grade 4 standard. It's because there isn't.

It is difficult to completely eliminate the suspicion of Jung's grade 4 judgment based on objective radiology findings.

If so, another criterion for determining 'neurological disorder' must be determined.




When Kyungpook National University Hospital issued a medical certificate for military use to Jung, the medical record states that the deep tendon reflex was normal, but it was described as 30 degrees in the straight lower extremity test (a test that raises the leg while lying down).

It means that the pain is severe even if you try to lift the leg a little, but it is difficult to judge whether it is enough to receive a grade 4 judgment.

There is no record of receiving a prescription at this time, so it is more difficult to guess a neurological disorder.

Of course, the vagueness of the Military Manpower Administration Level 4 standard also makes it more difficult to judge.



In addition, Democratic Party lawmaker Shin Hyun-young said, "When looking at Jung's medical records and medical records, the suspicion of a grade 4 judgment is not completely resolved." It needs to be resolved clearly through additional data.”