ADDENDUM TO
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: 98-03341
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
RESUME OF CASE:
In an application dated 24 November 1998, the applicant requested that her
discharge be changed to a permanent disability retirement with a disability
rating of over 30%.
On 29 June 1999, the Board considered her appeal and recommended that she
be evaluated through the Disability Evaluation System and that upon receipt
of the results, a final decision would be made on her appeal. The Board
concluded that the possibility existed that the medical evaluation boards
were provided false information. A complete copy of the Record of
Proceedings is attached at Exhibit F.
Applicant received a physical examination at Wilford Hall Medical Center on
8 December 1999. The results of the examination were referred to the
Informal Physical Evaluation Board (IPEB).
The IPEB found the applicant unfit for continued military service for a
diagnosis of “Presbyopia, associated with convergence insufficiency” and
recommended that she be discharged with entitlement to severance pay with a
20% disability rating. Since the applicant had originally disagreed with
these findings, she was directed to appear before the Formal Physical
Evaluation Board (FPEB).
Applicant appeared before the FPEB on 10 February 2000, and based upon the
preponderance of the evidence, the FPEB found the member fit and
recommended that she be returned to duty. The applicant concurred with the
findings of the formal hearing.
The results of the evaluations are at Exhibit G.
THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:
Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the
existence of probable error or injustice warranting applicant’s
reinstatement on active duty. Applicant appeals to this Board requesting
her disability rating be increased to render her eligible for disability
retirement. Prior to making a final recommendation on her appeal, we
recommended she again be processed through the Air Force Disability
Evaluation System because the possibility existed that her supervisor
provided the disability evaluation boards with false information. We have
reviewed the results of the evaluations and conclude that the applicant
should have been found fit for duty rather than unfit. Therefore, we
recommend that her records be corrected to the extent indicated below.
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 not found unfit and
discharged with entitlement to severance pay on 27 November 1995, but on
that date, she was continued on active duty and was ordered Permanent
Change of Station (PCS) to her home of record pending further orders.
The following members of the Board considered this application in Executive
Session on 12 October 2000, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
Mr. Robert W. Zook, Panel Chair
Mr. Philip Sheuerman, Member
Ms. Olga M. Crerar, Member
All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The following
documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit F. Record of Proceedings, dated 9 Sep 99, w/atchs.
Exhibit G. Letter, AFPC/DPPD, dated 16 Feb 00, w/atchs.
Exhibit C. Letter, Applicant, dated 28 Sep 00.
ROBERT W. ZOOK
Panel Chair
AFBCMR 98-03341
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air Force
Board for Correction of Military Records and under the authority of Section
1552, Title 10, United States Code (70A Stat 116), it is directed that:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force
relating to be corrected to show that she was not found unfit and
discharged with entitlement to severance pay on 27 November 1995, but on
that date, she was continued on active duty and was ordered Permanent
Change of Station (PCS) to her home of record pending further orders.
JOE G. LINEBERGER
Director
Air Force Review Boards Agency
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