RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2009-00670 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

Her narrative reason for separation, Personality Disorder, be 
changed to reflect depression. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

Her narrative reason for separation is unjust because she was in 
a state of severe depression due to the conditions of basic 
military training (BMT). 

 

In support of her request, the applicant provides a DD Form 293, Application for the Review of Discharge or Dismissal from the 
Armed Forces of the United States and a copy of her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. 

 

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A. 

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

Examiner’s Note: The applicant’s DD Form 214 reflect she was 
separated due to a Personality Disorder; however, the discharge 
package was missing from in the military personnel record. 

 

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 20 May 2008 in 
the grade of airman basic. 

 

On 18 June 2008, the applicant was discharged with an 
uncharacterized entry-level separation. She served one month on 
active duty. She received a separation code of JFX (Personality 
Disorder) and a reentry (RE) code of 2C (Involuntarily separated 
with an honorable discharge; or entry-level separation without 
characterization of service). 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 


 

The AFBCMR Medical Consultant recommends denial of the 
applicant’s request to change her narrative reason for separation 
to depression; however, he recommends changing the narrative 
reason to Adjustment Disorder with the applicable separation 
code. The AFBCMR Medical Consultant has confirmed, through 
direct contact with one of the applicant’s caregivers, that her 
actual clinical diagnosis was an Adjustment Disorder and not 
Personality Disorder. The AFBCMR Medical Consultant acknowledges 
that an Adjustment Disorder, by its nature, is diagnostic of a 
maladaptive pattern of behavior in response to a given stressor 
or set of stressors; and that after removal from or resolution of 
the stressor, full recovery is often realized. Although not 
requested by the applicant, absent evidence of resolution of her 
Adjustment Disorder or evidence of an unlikelihood of its 
recurrence, the AFBCMR Medical Consultant recommends no change in 
the RE code. 

 

The AFBCMR Medical Consultant’s complete evaluation is at Exhibit 
C. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

On 29 January 2010, a copy of the AFBCMR Medical Consultant’s 
evaluation was forwarded to the applicant for review and comment 
within 30 days (Exhibit D). As of this date, this office has 
received no response. 

 

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

 

1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing 
law or regulations. 

 

2. The application was timely filed. 

 

3. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. After a 
thorough review of the evidence of record and the applicant’s 
submission, we believe that the requested relief is not warranted 
and the applicant has not provided any evidence which would lead 
us to believe otherwise. However, as noted by the AFBCMR Medical 
Consultant, through direct contact with one of the applicant’s 
caregivers, the applicant was diagnosed with an adjustment 
disorder. In view of this, and to preclude any further injustice 
to the applicant, we recommend the narrative reason for her 
separation and the corresponding separation code be changed to 
reflect “Adjustment Disorder.” 

 

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 

 

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force 
relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that she was 
discharged on 18 June 2008 with a narrative reason for separation 
of "Adjustment Disorder" rather than "Personality Disorder," and 
a separation code of "JFY" rather than "JFX." 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2009-00670 in Executive Session on 11 March 2010, under 
the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

 , Member 

 , Member 

 

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2009-00670 was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 17 February 2009, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant’s Military Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, AFBCMR Medical Consultant, 

 dated 26 January 2010. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 29 January 2010. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair