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AF | BCMR | CY2002 | BC-2002-02400
Original file (BC-2002-02400.DOC) Auto-classification: Denied

                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  02-02400
            INDEX CODE:  102.08
            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He receive service credit for  10  years  of  private  Chiropractic  medical
practice prior to entering the Air Force.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

At the time of his commissioning the Department of  Defense  (DoD)  did  not
grant credit for his years in practice  because  Chiropractic  medicine  was
not recognized based on information gathered from  the  Chiropractic  Health
Care  Demonstration  Program.   In  October  2001,  the   National   Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) authorized permanent chiropractic care benefits.

In support of his request, applicant  provided  a  computer  printout.   His
complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The relevant facts  pertaining  to  this  application,  extracted  from  the
applicant’s military records, are contained in the letter  prepared  by  the
appropriate office of the Air Force at Exhibit B.

_________________________________________________________________

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPAMF2 reviewed applicant's  request  and  recommends  denial.   DPAMF2
states that he entered active duty on 31 Jul 01, with 7 years  and  28  days
constructive service credit, entitling him  to  enter  active  duty  in  the
grade of captain with a date of rank of 2 Jul 98.  In  accordance  with  AFI
36-2005, he was awarded constructive service credit based on all  qualifying
education and prior service he had at the time he  entered  the  Air  Force.
Members are given credit in the corps which assigned.   He  is  assigned  to
the Medical Corps (MC).  Chiropractic medicine falls  under  the  Biomedical
Service Corps (BSC), under which he is not  assigned  and  therefore,  would
not have been given the credit since he  is  a  Family  Practice  Physician.
The DPAMF2 evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit B.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on  6  Sep
02 for review and comment within 30 days.  As of this date, this office  has
received no response.

_________________________________________________________________

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.   Evidence  has  not  been  provided  which
would lead us to believe that  the  rules  of  the  applicable  regulations,
which implement the law, were inappropriately applied or that he was  denied
rights to which he was entitled.  After reviewing the evidence of record  it
appears that his constructive service credit was properly  applied  and  his
grade was  appropriately  determined  upon  his  entry  in  the  Air  Force.
Therefore, we agree with the opinion and recommendation  of  the  Air  Force
office of primary responsibility and adopt their rationale as the basis  for
our conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim  of  an  error  or
injustice.  In the absence of persuasive evidence to the contrary,  we  find
no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

_________________________________________________________________

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.

_________________________________________________________________

The following members of the Board  considered  Docket  Number  02-02400  in
Executive Session on 30 Oct 02, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Lawrence R. Leehy, Panel Chair
      Mr. Mike Novel, Member
      Ms. Diane Arnold, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 23 Jul 02, w/atch.
    Exhibit B.  Letter, AFPC/DPAMF2, dated 27 Aug 02, w/atch.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 6 Sep 02.




                                   LAWRENCE R. LEEHY
                                   Panel Chair

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