BOARD DATE: 25 August 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090008160 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 2. Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any). THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, reconsideration of his earlier application to change his diagnosis in his medical record from paranoid schizophrenia to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. The applicant states, in effect, that his mental health physician indicates that he should have been diagnosed as having PTSD, on 18 February 1970. He did not suffer from paranoid schizophrenia. 3. The applicant provides a statement, dated 23 March 2009, from his psychologist, and a second statement, dated 1 April 2009, from a medical doctor, in support of his request. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20080017755, dated 26 February 2009. 2. The applicant submitted a statement from his psychologist and another statement from a medical doctor which were not previously reviewed by the ABCMR; therefore, they are considered new evidence and as such warrant consideration by the Board. 3. The applicant's records show he enlisted in the Regular Army for a period of 3 years on 5 October 1967. He completed basic combat and advanced individual training and was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 63H (Engine Powertrain Repairman). He was honorably released from active duty in the rank/grade of specialist four/E-4 and transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve Control Group (Reinforcement) for completion of his Reserve obligation. He received a reenlistment code of 1 indicating that he was fully eligible to reenlist in the military. 4. The applicant's records also show he served in the Republic of Vietnam from on or about 12 May 1968 to 10 May 1969. He also served in Germany from on or about 26 January to 24 September 1970. 5. The applicant's service medical records are not available for review. 6. The applicant submitted two medical documents in support of his request as follows: a. in a statement, dated 23 March 2009, a civilian psychologist states the applicant suffers from PTSD and that he has been treating him for years for this illness for which he also receives a 100-percent disability from the Department of Veterans Affairs; and b. in a statement, dated 1 April 2009, a civilian medical doctor states the applicant was improperly diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia while on active duty in 1969 and that, at the time, the Army did not differentiate between the various causes of psychotic mind states. He also adds that the applicant did not suffer from schizophrenia when he entered the Army and did not receive any medical treatment for schizophrenia during the time that he served in the military or after his discharge. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The applicant contends that his earlier request for correction of his medical records to show a diagnosis of PTSD should be reconsidered. 2. The available evidence shows the applicant enlisted on 5 October 1967 and he was honorably separated on 25 September 1970 and transferred to the USAR for completion of his Reserve obligation. He was issued a DD Form 214 that captured this period of active service. There is no indication that he was separated as a result of a paranoid schizophrenia or any other medical condition. Additionally, he was assigned a reenlistment code of 1 indicating he was fully eligible to reenlist in the Army. 3. The applicant's medical records for that period of service are not available for review with this case. Nevertheless, such records would have reflected the observations and opinions of medical examiners at the time they were recorded. Any subsequent interpretations of these records fall within the jurisdiction of the agency administering benefits based on the facts recorded. 4. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust. The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy this requirement. Therefore, the applicant's request should be denied. BOARD VOTE: ________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING _____x__ ___x____ ___x_____ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis to amend the decision of the ABCMR set forth in Docket Number AR20080017755, dated 26 February 2009. _______ _ __x_____ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20090008160 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20090008160 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1