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AF | BCMR | CY2012 | BC-2012-00442
Original file (BC-2012-00442.pdf) Auto-classification: Denied
 
 

 

 
 
 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

 
 
 

 
 
 

DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2012-00442 
COUNSEL: None 
HEARING DESIRED:  Yes 

IN THE MATTER OF: 
     
 
     
  
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:  
 
His “honorable discharge with subtitle” be changed to a Medical 
discharge. 
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 
 
He was declared disabled before he was discharged with paranoid 
schizophrenia. 
 
The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A. 
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
STATEMENT OF FACTS: 
 
On 16 Jul 70, the applicant entered a period of active service.   
 
On 14 Mar 72, the applicant was notified by his commander that he 
was recommending his involuntary discharge.  The reason for the 
action was a 19 Jan 72 psychiatric evaluation, which determined 
the  applicant  had  a  passive  dependent  personality,  chronic,  a 
character and behavior disorder recognized under AFM 39-12. 
 
On 15 Mar 72, after consulting with legal counsel, the applicant 
acknowledged receipt of the action and waived his right to appear 
before an administrative discharge board or submit statements in 
his own behalf. 
 
On 16 Mar 72, the case file was found legally sufficient. 
 
ON 23 Mar 72, the applicant was furnished an honorable discharge 
and credited with one year, eight months, and eight days of total 
active service. 
 
The remaining relevant facts are contained in the letter prepared 
by the AFBCMR Medical Consultant, which is at Exhibit C. 
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 

AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
 
The  AFBCMR Medical Consultant recommends denial, indicating the 
applicant  has  not  met  the  burden  of  proof  of  an  error  or 
injustice  that  warrants  the  desired  change  of  the  record.  
Additionally,  the  applicant’s  claim  has  not  been  timely  filed, 
making  it  virtually  impossible  and  impractical  to  attempt 
invalidation  of  the  facts  of  the  record  and/or  challenging  the 
appropriateness  of  diagnostic  conclusions  reached  and  actions 
taken at the time of the applicant’s military service. 
 
The applicant was discharged for an unsuiting condition that was 
not  considered  a  compensable  disability  at  the  time  of  his 
military  service.    His  initial  post-service  diagnosis  of 
Depressive  Reaction  issued  on  18  Aug  72  following  a 
neuropsychiatric  evaluation,  and  for  which  he  was  assigned 
30 percent disability rating, can best be likened to, or defined 
as an Adjustment Disorder with depressed mood, a diagnosis which 
would  have  also  rendered  the  applicant  vulnerable  for  an 
administrative  discharge  for  a  mental  disorder  that  is  not 
considered a compensable disability under AFM 39-12 and today’s 
AFI 36-3208. 
 
A complete copy of the AFBCMR Medical Consultant evaluation is at 
Exhibit C. 
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATIONS: 
 
A copy of the AFBCMR Medical Consultant advisory was forwarded to 
the applicant on 14 Nov 12 for review and response within 30 days 
(Exhibit D).  To date, a response has not been received. 
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
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.    We  took 
notice  of  the  applicant's  complete  submission  in  judging  the 
merits  of  the  case;  however,  we  agree  with  the  opinion  and 
recommendation  of  the  AFBCMR  Medical  Consultant  and  adopt  his 
rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has not 
been  the  victim  of  an  error  or  injustice.    Therefore,  in  the 

absence  of  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  the  evidence  presented  did  not 
demonstrate  the  existence  of  material  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-2012-00442 in Executive Session on 4 Dec 12, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 
 
 
 
 
 
The following documentary evidence was considered: 
 
     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 23 Jan 12. 
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFBCMR Medical Consultant,  
 
     Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 14 Nov 12. 
 
 
 
 
                                    
                                   Panel Chair 
 
 
 

Mr.           , Panel Chair 
Mr.           , Member 
Ms.           , Member 

  dated 9 Nov 12. 

  

 

 



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