conveyed to him on 14 January 1985, that he could not be medically cleared for an extension of his fixed-term appointment. He claimed that he was wrongly separated. III.The Tribunal will examine whether the decision by the Secretary-General not to renew the Applicant's fixed-term appointment on medical grounds, has violated the Applicant's rights. In order to do so, the Tribunal will ascertain whether the provisions on medical classification and medical clearance were properly applied in his case. IV.Under staff regulation 4.6: "The Secretary-General shall establish appropriate medical standards which staff members shall be required to meet before appointment". In PD/2/80/Rev.1 of 28 September 1984, these standards are spelled out. Paragraph 7 of that directive sets out the procedures for medical clearance after initial appointment, inter alia, for extension of appointment. According to these provisions, when the Applicant was recruited, he was found medically fit and his classification was 1A. Later on he underwent another medical examination and once again his medical classification was 1A. V.The Tribunal notes that the next medical examination for the purpose of clearing the Applicant medically for the extension of his appointment was vitiated by errors which led to the non-extension of his appointment. The examination in question was conducted on the occasion of the extension of his fixed-term appointment effective 1 October 1984, which was renewed for three months pending medical clearance.- 11 - VI.The errors started with the diagnosis made by the first United Nations examining physician, Dr. Avramov, at the Applicant's duty station. Dr. Avramov stated in the periodic medical examinations made on 27 July and 30 November 1984, that the Applicant had a defect in his heart and a hernia. Both diagnoses by Dr. Avramov later proved to be incorrect. Moreover, according to
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to a specific case involving an employee's employment with the United Nations, discussing medical clearance, diagnosis, and the consequences of errors in medical examinations. It seems to focus on the employee's rights and the procedures followed by the organization.

**Category**
Health, Employment