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AF | BCMR | CY2010 | BC-2010-00748
Original file (BC-2010-00748.txt) Auto-classification: Denied
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-00748 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

His honorable discharge be changed to a medical discharge. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

His medical records from as early as 1971 indicate a diagnosis of 
depression and anxiety disorder which should have been the reason 
for his discharge. 

 

In support of his request, the applicant provides a DD Form 293, Application for the Review of Discharge from the Armed Forces of 
the United States, a Department of Veterans Affairs Rating 
Decision and documents extracted from his military personnel 
records. 

 

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 24 April 1968. 

 

The applicant was honorably discharged from active duty on 
17 March 1972 under the provisions of AFM 39-10 (Separation Upon 
Expiration of Term of Service for Convenience of Government, 
Minority, Dependency, and Hardship). He served 3 years, 
10 months and 24 days on active duty with 11 months and 9 days of 
foreign service. 

 

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

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

 

AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 


The AFBCMR Medical Consultant recommends denial. The Medical 
Consultant states the applicant has shown no evidence of a mental 
impairment at the time of separation that would warrant 
establishment of a medical hold for further evaluation and 
processing through the Disability Evaluation System (DES). 

 

The presence of medical conditions that were not unfitting while 
in service, and were not the cause of separation or retirement, 
that later progressed in severity causing disability resulting in 
service connected DVA compensation is not a basis to grant 
retroactive military disability discharge or disability 
compensation. The applicant has not met the burden of proof of 
an error or injustice that warrants the desired change of record. 

 

The AFBCMR Medical Consultant’s complete evaluation, with 
attachment, is at Exhibit C. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

The applicant reviewed the evaluation and states the DVA 
investigated and concluded that while in Vietnam – an incoming 
rocket attack was the stressor event that resulted in his 40 year 
battle with depression and PTSD. He left Vietnam with 100% 
disability as shown through his behavior, medical diagnosis, and 
loss of rank prior to discharge. If he was an Iraq veteran, this 
would be a foregone conclusion because it has been learned from 
cases like his to put safeguards in place. 

 

The applicant's complete response, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit E. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

 

1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing 
law or regulations. 

 

2. The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the 
interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file. 

 

3. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. After a 
thorough review of the evidence of record and the applicant’s 
submission, we believe that relief is not warranted and the 
applicant has not provided any evidence which would lead us to 
believe otherwise. His contentions are duly noted; however, the 
detailed comments provided by the AFBCMR Medical Consultant 
adequately address these allegations. Therefore, we agree with 
the opinion and recommendation of the AFBCMR Medical Consultant 
and adopt his rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the 


applicant has failed to sustain his burden of proof that he has 
suffered either an error or an injustice. In the absence of 
evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting 
the relief sought. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: 

 

The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice; the 
application was denied without a personal appearance; and 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 AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2010-00748 in Executive Session on 14 January 2011, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2010-00748 was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 28 February 2010, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant’s Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, AFBCMR Medical Consultant, 

 dated 30 November 2010, w/atch. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 7 December 2010. 

 Exhibit E. Letter, Applicant, not dated, w/atchs. 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair 

 



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