A man with a disability in Balkhash was refused permission to drive. After an appeal, he obtained approval
I want to share a real case from Balkhash. Through Invalides.kz, I helped Mikhail appeal a medical commission’s decision refusing him permission to drive. Mikhail has a Group III disability and had driven a category B car for many years. However, at his medical assessment in August 2026, he was refused clearance. He decided not to stop at that decision and sought help.
What was the dispute about?
Zhan Botanov knows from personal experience how difficult it can be to challenge a medical commission. Saying “the decision is wrong” is only a starting point. The work requires identifying its basis, obtaining the documents and addressing specific conclusions.
This case concerned a category B vehicle with an automatic transmission. The challenge covered a medical consultative commission (VKK) protocol dated 11 August 2026 and a subsequent response from the medical organisation. The central question was why the person’s ability to drive had been assessed without sufficient attention to the individual circumstances.
What did the complaints request?
Zhan Botanov helped formulate requests that could be checked against the records:
- Clarify the grounds for the original refusal.
- Provide the commission’s documents and the reasons for its decision.
- Assess the person’s actual functional abilities, the vehicle’s characteristics and possible adaptations.
- Carry out a new review with an independent expert assessment.
The position was that a relative contraindication should not become an absolute prohibition without sufficient justification. The safety of the driver and other road users remained the primary consideration.
The outcome changed
The previous refusal was overturned. A new expert authorised driving. This was the objective: a fresh assessment of the individual situation instead of a formal refusal.
A car can mean being able to attend medical appointments independently, work and manage everyday tasks. That is why a case like this matters beyond the exchange of letters with institutions.
What if you have received a refusal?
A refusal does not necessarily mean that all options have been exhausted. Start with the documents: what exactly did the commission decide, which grounds did it cite and which circumstances were left unassessed? Those answers determine the next steps.
Every case is individual. This result does not automatically authorise everyone with a similar health condition to drive. The applicable conditions depend on the particular medical conclusion.
The work on this case referred to the list of medical contraindications approved by Order No. 853.
If you have faced a similar refusal, share your story. We can review the documents and discuss how to protect your rights.