ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009347
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his record to show he was discharged for physical disability. On 18 July 2011, the applicant's company commander notified him that he was initiating action to separate him under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), paragraph 14-12c(2), and that he was recommending he receive a general, under honorable conditions characterization of service. Army Regulation 635-40 also provides that an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009355
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests a reentry code be added to his DD Form 214 for the period ending 21 January 2010. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of the application that pertains to the correction of the applicant's DD Form 214 for the period ending 21 January 2010 to show a reentry code in item 27 or to add Tactical First Responders Medical Training, Persistent Surveillance Systems...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009359
His command did not allow for completion of the MEB process prior to his discharge and therefore did not determine the best avenue for his discharge as required in accordance with paragraphs 1-33(a) and (b), Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Enlisted Personnel). On 22 February 2010, the applicant's commander informed him of his intent to separate him under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 14-12b, for patterns of misconduct. The applicant's DD Form 214...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009362
The applicant states he was eligible for a $10,000 OAB due to his critical area of concentration (AOC) of 12B (Engineer) and completion of the Officer Basic Course. The applicant provides: * Request for documentation from the Incentives Task Force * Incentives Task Force Bonus Audit Form * ARNG Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP) Guidance for Fiscal Year 2007, 1 January to 31 March 2007 (Policy Number 07-04) * Extension of ARNG SRIP Policy Number 07-04 to 15 June 2007 * List of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009363
The applicant requests correction of item 17c (Date of Entry) on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show 11 October 1971. The applicant contends item 17c of his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show he entered active duty on 11 October 1971. The evidence of record confirms the applicant was ordered to ADT on 6 January 1972 and this is the date listed in item 17c on his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009367
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Purple Heart. The available evidence shows he was wounded in action in April 1970. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds received in action in April 1970; and b. adding to his DD Form 214 the: * Purple Heart * Air Medal * Three...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009369
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Subsequent to the original submission the Oswego County Veterans Service Agency a copy of an Honorable Discharge Certificate showing the applicant was discharged from the Army of the United States on 19 September 1972, exactly 6 years from the date of his entry into the USAR DEP. Considering the dates of the applicant's time in the USAR DEP and the Regular Army exactly match the Army National Guard...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009371
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of the application that pertains to award of the Air Medal with "V" Device and Aircraft Crew Member Badge (currently knows as the Aviation Badge) and their addition to his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009373
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his last name is spelled "Xxxxxguez" instead of "Xxxxxquez." His records contain the following documents showing his last name is spelled "Xxxxxguez": * DD Form 398 (Statement of Personal History) * DD Form 47 (Record of Induction), dated 10 December 1965 * Special Orders Number 113, dated 10 December 1965 * DA Form 41 (Record of Emergency Data), dated 25 August 1966 * DA Form...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009374
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests reconsideration of the Board's previous decision on her request for correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show her social security number (SSN) as XXX-XX-7701. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140009374 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009376
BOARD DATE: 8 January 2015 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140009376 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of his military records to show he transferred his Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) benefits under the Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) provision of the Post-9/11 GI Bill to his spouse prior to being discharged from the Regular Army. The applicant contends that his military records should be corrected to show he transferred his MGIB benefits to his spouse...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009379
The applicant requests correction of his disability findings to add the following unfitting conditions and to increase his disability rating to at least 30 percent for medical retirement: * left shoulder injury * right shoulder injury * neck injury 2. He sustained these injuries during his military service and they should have been rated by the physical evaluation board (PEB) and included in the record. Army Regulation 40-501 (Standards of Medical Fitness), chapter 7 (Physical Profiling),...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009386
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). It states this medal is authorized for service in support of Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in SWA between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993. It states for item 18 for an active duty Soldier deployed to a foreign country with his or her unit during their continuous period of active service, enter the statement "SERVICE IN (NAME OF COUNTRY DEPLOYED) FROM (inclusive dates for example,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009389
c. Paragraph 3-7b provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge. Conviction and discharge were effected in accordance with applicable law and regulations, and the final discharge appropriately characterizes the misconduct for which the applicant was convicted.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009392
of his DA Form 199 (Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) Proceedings), dated 25 October 2005, to show his disease and disability were a direct result of armed conflict or caused by an instrumentality of war and incurred in the LOD during a period of war as defined by law. His asthma condition and back injury were incurred in the LOD while deployed to Iraq during the period 30 May 2003 to 15 July 2003. b. He provided a DA Form 2173, dated 8 July 2004, which states he injured his back when he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009395
It also confirms she held the rank and grade of SGT/E-5. The NGB Form 22 is a document that records a member's service in the ARNG. Lacking any evidence to show the applicant held the rank of SSG/E-6 at the time of her retirement from active duty or to show she satisfactorily served in this rank during her enlistment, there is no basis for granting the applicant's requested relief.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009397
The applicant requests, in effect, a reevaluation of his Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) and Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) proceedings because they failed to consider his conditions of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus that have been rated as service-connected by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Once a determination of physical unfitness is made, the PEB rates all disabilities using the VASRD. In this case, the available records show no...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009398
The applicant provides: * first lieutenant (1LT) promotion memorandum, dated 5 May 2009 * NGB Special Orders Number 112 AR, dated 5 May 2009 * recommendation for promotion memorandum, dated 21 April 2011 * National Guard Bureau (NGB) Form 89 (Proceedings of a Federal Recognition Examining Board), dated 1 June 2011 * ARARNG Orders 195-834, dated 14 July 2011 * NGB Special Orders Number 265 AR, dated 24 October 2011 * memorandum for record, dated 19 May 2014 * Officer Record Brief, dated 7...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009399
A Soldier must be currently on active duty or a member of the Selected Reserve at the time of transfer of educational benefits to his or her dependent on or after 1 August 2009. b. c. A Soldier may only transfer benefits to eligible family members. The applicant was eligible to transfer his educational benefits to his family members under the TEB provision of the Post 9/11 GI Bill prior to his transfer to the Retired Reserve while he was still a member of the Selected Reserve, but there is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009400
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show the Korea Defense Service Medal (KDSM) and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOTSM). Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) prescribes Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning individual and unit military awards. The KDSM is authorized for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have served on active duty in support...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009402
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, removal of the following documents from his interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System (iPERMS) Record. The following two documents are incorrectly filed in the applicant's iPERMS Record under the Document Name/Document Title "AMEDD- Army Medical Combined/Multi Year Special Pay (AMEDD-MSP):" * a three-page document, Subject: Request for MSP...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009407
He went absent without leave (AWOL) and when he returned to duty was discharged under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC). On 2 July 1985, the appropriate authority ( a major general) approved his request and directed the applicant be discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, and furnished a discharge under other than honorable conditions. There is no evidence the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009410
She elected not to participate in the SBP. Three options are available: * Option A, elect to decline enrollment and choose at age 60 whether to start SBP participation * Option B, elect that a beneficiary receive an annuity if they die before age 60 but delay payment of it until the date of the member's 60th birthday * Option C, elect that a beneficiary receive an annuity immediately upon their death if before age 60 8. The evidence of record does not support the applicant's request for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009413
The applicant requests that his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge) be corrected to show his award of the Prisoner of War (POW) Medal. His WD AGO Form 53-55 shows that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB), American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four bronze service stars, Distinguished Unit Badge (now known as the Presidential Unit Citation), and the World War II Victory Medal. As a result, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009417
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to a general discharge. Chapter 10 provides that a member who has committed an offense or offenses for which the authorized punishment includes a punitive discharge may submit a request for discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial at any time after charges have been preferred.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009419
Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. His military personnel records show he was assigned on Okinawa with duty MOS 310.17 from 1 June 1963 to 5 November 1964. In view of the above, there is insufficient evidence to add awards for Vietnam service to his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009422
The applicant states: * he exhausted all measures to work with the installation transportation section, his branch, and/or human resources division to avoid having to conduct a do-it-yourself (DITY) move (now called PPM) prior to receiving his PCS orders (2 weeks early) * he recently transferred from Fort Leonard Wood, MO, to Columbia, MO, to attend Advanced Civil Schooling (ACS) * since this was not a typical assignment, his branch was unable to get his PCS orders in a timely manner *...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009431
Counsel requests reconsideration of the applicant's previous request to remove a DA Form 2166-8 (Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER)) for the rated period 1 February 2009 through 20 November 2009 (hereafter referred to as the contested NCOER) from the applicant's Official Military Personnel Record (OMPF). The applicant's rater for the contested NCOER, Chief Warrant Officer Four (CW4) WS denied writing the report and stated on several occasions he refused to write a relief for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009433
The PDBR SRP conducted a comprehensive review of the applicants submissions and records for evidence of inappropriate changes in the diagnosis of a mental health condition during processing through the military disability system. The SRP reviewed the records for evidence of changes in diagnosis of the applicant's MH condition during processing through the military Disability Evaluation System (DES), pilot program. The evidence of the available records show the diagnosis of the applicant's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009440
The evidence of record shows the applicant was diagnosed with hypertension in May 2005. a. c. There is no evidence of record that shows the applicant was diagnosed with any unfitting medical condition(s) by an MEB/PEB during the period of his military service. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140009440 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140009440 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009442
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). His DD Form 214 shows he completed 5 years, 11 months, and 1 day of creditable active duty service. While the evidence of record does not contain an official order showing the applicant was ever awarded any MOS, the Joint Service Transcript he provides shows he completed training in MOS 67T from 7 February 2000 to 19 May 2000.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009443
The applicant states that he served on active duty shortly after he was disenrolled from the ROTC program. The applicant has not provided and his official records do not contain a copy of his enlistment contract for the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Control Group (ROTC). He was ordered to active duty training (ADT) on 14 January 2003.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009444
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his Social Security Number (SSN) as XXX-XX-7645. This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. There are no documents in the available military records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009451
The applicant requests reconsideration of his earlier request for correction of his WD AGO Form 53 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge) to show his induction date as 12 March 1945 through his Congressional representative. The applicant states, in effect: * he was inducted into the Army of the United States (AUS) on 12 March 1945, but his WD AGO Form 53 shows his date of enlistment as 17 November 1945 * he "reenlisted" in the Regular Army (RA) on 17 November 1945...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009455
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. Additionally, his senior rater indicated a support form was completed and considered in his evaluation of the applicant. After a comprehensive review of the evidence in the applicant's OMPF, the applicant's contentions and arguments, and the evidence submitted in support of his application, the applicant failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that the contested OER contains a material error, inaccuracy, or injustice, or that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009459
On 26 May 2010, the Commanding General, Headquarters, U.S. Army Armor Center and Fort Knox, reviewed the applicant's separation action and request for a PEB and directed that further processing be accomplished through the administrative separation procedures for a pattern of misconduct under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 14-12b, in lieu of using the medical disability procedures under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-40 (Physical Evaluation for Retention,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009465
The applicant states transferring him to the Retired Reserve on 20 April 2006 and declaring him medically disqualified to serve prevented him from serving the required time to transfer his educational benefits. He was given four options as follows: * request an honorable discharge * request an informal PEB to review his medical records for a final determination of medical fitness for retention * request reassignment to the Retired Reserve, if completed 20 qualifying years, with eligibility...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009467
The applicant states, in effect: * he injured his knee while in training and received surgery * he participated in physical therapy and tried to rehabilitate his knee * despite his efforts, he was referred to the Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES) and went through a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) and Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) * he was medically discharged, but the reason shown on his DD Form 214 is wrong * the PEB gave him a 0 percent disability rating and found that his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009468
On 26 May 2009, the company commander notified the applicant that he was recommending him for separation under the provisions of Army Regulation (AR) 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), chapter 14 (Misconduct), paragraph 14-12b, based on a pattern of misconduct. He acknowledged, "I understand that if I have 6 years of total active and reserve military service at the time of separation under AR 635-200, Chapter [sic] 14-12b (or I have been notified that I am subject to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009475
In the USAR, the applicant was only promoted to 1LT/O-2. In 2002, the applicant states that ARPERCEN sent him a letter stating that he was eligible for promotion to CPT/O-3 with an effective date of 1993 within the USAR; however, CTARNG would not honor that promotion. These boards do not reconsider officers who were not considered or not selected by mandatory promotion boards that convened before 1 October 1996. b. Paragraph 3-19c states these boards are convened to correct/prevent an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009479
The applicant requests reconsideration of his earlier request for correction of his records by removing a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand (GOMOR), dated 27 October 2010, from the restricted folder of his Army Military Human Resource Record (AMHRR). The applicant states: * the majority of the Board in the original proceedings believed the GOMOR was issued unjustly due to a lack of evidence substantiating the allegation * the majority of the Board gave significant weight to the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009483
The applicant requests the remission/cancellation of his bonus debt. While the applicants bonus addendum is not present in the available evidence and he has not provided it, it appears that he enlisted in the USAR for a period of 6 years and assignment to a TPU. At the time he completed that application, his spouse was serving on an AGR tour in pay grade E-6.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009484
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his name as K---- L-- vice K----- V-- N-----. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge. _______ _ 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009486
His DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows in: a. item 27 (Military Education): blank; b. item 28 (Specialized Training): * Army Training Program, 2 May 1968 * Code of Conduct, 11 March 1968 * Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 11 March 1968 * Geneva Convention, 30 July 1968 c. item 38 (Record of Assignment) he served in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) from 17 February to 5 August 1969, while assigned to the Headquarters and Support Battery, 2nd Battalion, 40th Artillery, 199th...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009487
The applicant states, in effect: * he retired from the Florida Army National Guard (FLARNG) on 30 April 1999 by reason of voluntary early retirement * his retired pay multiplier was incorrect; the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) corrected his multiplier and paid him back retired pay from 1 July 2006 to 31 December 2011 * he is still due back retired pay because he retired on 30 April 1999 * the error in the calculation of his retired pay occurred on the date he retired;...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009489
The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation - Honorable Discharge) to show his date of birth (DOB) as 4 January 19XX vice 14 January 19XX. This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. In the absence of evidence to the contrary,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009491
Counsel states, in effect: a. the preponderance of evidence shows the applicant meets the criteria for at least a 90 day loss of not less than two activities of daily living (ADL) as a result of a 10 May 2008 car accident; b. this 90 day loss of at least two ADL [inability to dress and transfer independently] qualifies the applicant to receive $75,000 in TSGLI benefits; and c. the denials of the initial claim and each request for reconsideration were arbitrary and capricious. Counsel bases...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009492
His DD Form 214 shows he was a 1LT with a date of rank of 18 March 1972. On 6 November 1980, he was discharged from the USAR in the rank of CPT. This regulation stated that the active duty grade at the time of separation was to be entered on the DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009495
The applicant's record is void of any evidence that shows he served with the 1st Cavalry Division while assigned in the RVN. The evidence also shows he participated in three campaigns during his service in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting from his DD Form 214 the Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze service star and one overseas service bar; and b. adding to his DD Form 214 the: *...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140009500
b. Criterion B, intrusion symptoms: The traumatic event is persistently re-experienced in the following way(s): (one required). In view of the foregoing, on 3 September 2014 the Secretary of Defense directed the Service Discharge Review Boards (DRBs) and Service Boards for Correction of Military/Naval Records (BCM/NRs) to carefully consider the revised PTSD criteria, detailed medical considerations and mitigating factors when taking action on applications from former service members...