RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

 AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2009-00857 

 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 

 HEARING DESIRED: YES 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

He be entitled to receive benefits under the Traumatic 
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) program. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

The type of injury he sustained and the amount of time he spent 
in the hospital are directly in line with the parameters of the 
TSGLI guidelines. 

 

In support of his appeal, the applicant submits a copy of his DD 
Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, 
and orders placing him on the Temporary Disability Retired List 
(TDRL). 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant is a former Guardsman who was placed on the TDRL on 
8 December 2005, in the grade of staff sergeant (E-5). 
Department of the Air Force, special order ACD-00156 placing him 
on the TDRL indicates the disability was not received in the line 
of duty as a direct result of armed conflict or caused by an 
instrumentality of war and incurred in the line of duty during a 
period of war. The Traumatic Injury Protection Under 
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) program is a rider 
to the Servicemember’s Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and effective 
1 December 2005, provides for payment to service members who are 
severely injured (on or off duty) as the result of a traumatic 
event and suffer a loss that qualifies for payment under TSGLI. 
TSGLI payments are designed to help traumatically injured service 
members and their families with financial burdens associated with 
recovering from a severe injury. TSGLI payments range from 
$25,000 to $100,000 based on the qualifying loss suffered. 
Congress directed that TSGLI would be retroactive to October 7, 
2001, for members who incur a qualifying loss as a direct result 
of injuries incurred on or after October 7, 2001, through and 


including November 30, 2005, in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) 
or Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). For the purposes of TSGLI only, 
"incurred in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 
Freedom" means the member must have been deployed outside the 
United States on orders in support of OEF or OIF or serving in a 
geographic location that qualified the service member for the 
Combat Zone Tax Exclusion under the Internal Revenue Service 
Code. 

 

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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 error or injustice. We took notice 
of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of 
the case; however, the applicant has failed to include any 
evidence in his application that would substantiate his 
qualification for TSGLI. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to 
the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief 
sought in this application. 

 

4. The applicant's case is adequately documented and it has not 
been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel will 
materially add to our understanding of the issue(s) involved. 
Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably considered. 

 

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: 

 

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that the 
application was denied without a personal appearance; and that the 
application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of newly 
discovered relevant evidence not considered with this application. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number 
BC-2009-00857 in Executive Session on 22 June 2010, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

 , Member 

 , Member 


The following documentary evidence with regard to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2009-00857 was considered: 

 

 Exhibit: DD Form 149, dated 2 Mar 09, w/atchs. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair