SECOND
ADDENDUM TO
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF:
DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2009-00052
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
1. His diagnosis of Paranoid Schizophrenia be changed to Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
2. A correct diagnosis of dysosmia and loss of taste be rendered
at the time of his medical discharge of 9 August 1972.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
Similar appeals were considered and denied by the Board on
25 August 2009 and 23 August 2010. For an accounting of the
facts and circumstances surrounding the applicants appeal and
the rationale of the earlier decisions by the Board, see Exhibit
I.
In an application to the Board dated 27 July 2011, the applicant
requests reconsideration. He states his medical diagnosis at the
time of discharge was not accurate. Due to this error he has
been denied rights to VA benefits. Dysosmia and loss of taste
would have been considered with the discharge diagnosis for nasal
polyps. The VA has never conducted an exam for review of this
illness but has denied benefits from discharge as a result.
The applicants complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit J.
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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:
Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate
the existence of error or injustice. The applicant contends that
he was given an inaccurate diagnosis at the time of his discharge
and that, consequently, his disability rights have been
obstructed. In his original appeal, he requested he be diagnosed
as suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In our
previous review of this issue we agreed with the recommendation
of the BCMR Medical Consultant to deny the requested relief and
adopted his rationale as the basis for our decision the applicant
was not the victim of error or injustice. Based on our review of
the applicants latest submission and the case record, we again
do not find that he has submitted evidence which supports that he
was misdiagnosed and suffered from PTSD. Additionally, we
considered the applicants new request to show that he was
diagnosed with dysosmia and loss of taste at the time of his
separation. In regards to this issue we concur with the
evaluation previously prepared by AFPC/DPSDD that based on the
evidence of record the applicants diagnosis at time of discharge
was correct and that no error or injustice occurred during the
disability process. Therefore, we find no basis to favorably
consider the applicants request.
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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:
The applicant be notified that 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.
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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2009-00052 in Executive Session on 30 May 2012, under
the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2009-00052 was considered:
Exhibit I. Addendum to Record of Proceedings,
dated 2 September 2009, w/atchs.
Exhibit J. DD Form 149, dated 27 July 2011, w/atchs.
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