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AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

IN THE MATTER OF: 

DOCKET NO: 97-02957 
COUNSEL: None 

SEP  1 8  1998 

HEARING DESIRED: NO 

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Appl'icant  requests her  discharge  order be  changed  so  that  she 
does not need to have a waiver to reenlist; or she be reinstated 
with back pay/points  for missed  time; or she receive a medical 
retirement  with  pay  if  not  allowed  to  reenlist.  Applicant's 
submission is at Exhibit A. 
The appropriate  Air Force offices evaluated applicant's request 
and  provided  advisory  opinions  to  the  Board  recommending  the 
application  be  denied  (Exhibit C).  The  advisory  opinions were 
forwarded to the applicant  for review and  response  (Exhibit D) 
within 30 days. Applicant requested and was granted an extension 
until 4 June 1998 to provide additional material. However, as of 
this date, no response has been received by this office. 
After  careful  consideration  of  applicant's  request  and  the 
available evidence of  record, we  find  insufficient evidence of 
error or injustice to warrant corrective action.  The facts and 
opinions stated in the advisory opinion appear to be based on the 
evidence  of  record  and  have  not  been  rebutted  by  applicant. 
Absent persuasive evidence applicant was denied rights to which 
entitled,  appropriate  regulations  were  not  followed,  or 
appropriate  standards  were  not  applied, we  find  no  basis  to 
disturb the existing record. 
Accordingly, applicant's request is denied. 
The Board staff is directed to inform applicant of this decision. 
Applicant should also be informed that this decision is final and 
will only be  reconsidered upon the presentation of new relevant 
evidence  which  was  not  reasonably  available  at  the  time  the 
application was filed.  Applicant should also be advised that, if 
she believes her medical condition has chanred, she should apply 
for a waiver, with the appropriate medical documentation, through 
her local recruiter. 
Members  of  the  Board  Mr.  Henry  C.  Saunders,  Mr.  Joseph  G. 
Diamond, and Ms.  Peggy E. Gordon considered this application on 
3 September 1998 in accordance with the pro isions 
Air Force 
Instruction 36-2603, and the governing statJe,  10, 

Exhibits: 
A.  Applicant's DD Form 149 
B.  Available Master Personnel Records 
C.  Advisory Opinions 
D.  AFBCMR Ltr Forwarding Advisory Opinions 
E.  AFBCMR Ltr Granting Extension 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

AIR FORCE RESERVE 

MEMORANDUM FOR AFBCMR 

FROM:  HQ AFRCLDPM 

155 2"d St 
Robins AFB GA 3 1098-1635 

1.  The attached request for correction of military records is forwarded for your consideration. 
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to reenlist, she be reinstated with back pay and points for missed time, if allowed to reenlist, and she 
receive a medical retirement with pay, ifnot allowed to reenlist. 

requesting her discharge order be changed (ineeded) to reflect a waiver is not required for her 

 

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discharged from the Air Force Reserve, 11 November 1996, for physical 

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disqualification.  Her discharge order reflects that she is eligible to reenlist with waiver.  This provides 
members who are discharged for physical disqualification the opportunity to reenter military service if 
their medical condition is no longer d i s q u w   See H  AFRCRSOO Memorandum at Attachment 
1 .) If allowed to reenter the Air Force Reserve, -odd 
not be entitled to back pay and points 
for missed time because her discharge was based on a prior medical disquaiifying cbhdition. 

 

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not eligible for a medical retirement with pay because her disqualifjing medical 

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condition was found to not have occurred while performing reserve military duty and was not 
aggravated by the pefiormance of reserve military duty.  (See HQ AFRCC/SGPA's Memorandum at 
Attachment 2.) 

DANZEL  s. BABER, C M S ~ ~ ,  USAF 
Acting Chief, Military Personnel Division 

.  Directorate of Personnel 

Attachments: 
1. HQ AFRCRSOO Memo, 14 Jan 98 
2. HQ ARPC/SGPA Memo, 10 Nov 97 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

AIR  FORCE RESERVE COMMAND 

14 Jan 98 

MEMORANDUMFORHQ AFRCDPML 

FROM:  HQAmRC/RSOO 
155 Second Street 
Robins AFE3 GA 3 1098 

SUBJECT: 

1.  The following is in  response to your mquest for infonnaton dated 7 Jan 98,  concerning -eligibility 
reenter the Air Force Reserve (a). 

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a.  -was 

physically disqualified and discharged &om the AFR, by the AFRC Surgeon General on 11 Nov  96. 

We have no record of her applying since that time. 

b.  If her physical condition has changed, she may  apply for a waiver with  the appropriate medical documentation 

through her local recruiter. 

2.  This issue has been coordinated with HQ AFRC/SGP and the OL AC AFRCRCS senior recruiter at h h c h  Am3, CA. 

3.  Please call me at 

you have any questions. 

ONAN E.  FIB^ I6, SdSgt, USAF 
NCOIC, Accession Standards 

9702957 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

AIR FORCE RESERVE 

FROM:  HQ AFRCBGPA 

155 2"d Street 
Robins AFB GA  31098-1635 

We cannot respond to 9a or 9b of subject individuals request because we are not the appropriate 
authority.  The following is input in response to 9c of subject individuals request: 

a.  In order for reservists to be eligible for a medical retirement, they must first be entitled to 
disability processing,  Reservists are not normally entitled to disability processing unless they 
meet specific criteria.  Their disqualifying medical condition must have occurred while 
pefiorming reserve miIitary duty or the medical condition must have been aggravated by the 
pefiormance of reserve military duty.  Since subject individual did not satisfy the above 
criteria, she was not entitled to disability processing at the time she was medically disqualified 
for worldwide duty by this office. 

b.  Active duty members who separate with medical conditions which occurred during the 

period of their active duty service are entitled to be seen for medical care and disability 
evaluation through the VA medical care system.  This includes those active duty members who 
separate from active duty and join a reserve or guard component.  Subject individual meets these 
criteria and is entitled to seek medical care and disability evaluation through the VA medical 
system for her diagnosis of asthma. 

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E.KARRI  ,MSgt,USAF 

CL &A&!&L 
Ch, Pwsical Standards Branch 

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