RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-00058
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
The Fitness Assessment (FA) dated 14 October 2012 be removed
from the Air Force Fitness Management System (AFFMS).
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
His failure in the FA was due to an error with the heart monitor
he used during his assessment. He was given a stress test by
his civilian cardiac specialist a few days later and it was
found that the fitness assessment was in error. The test
revealed that his heart rate never exceeded 140.
In support of the applicants appeal, he provides a personal
statement, medical documentation and other documentation.
The applicants complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant is currently serving in the Regular Air Force in
the grade of senior master sergeant.
The applicants last five FA scores are as follows:
COMPOSITE
DATE SCORE RATING
13 April 2012 81.20 SATISFACTORY
* 14 October 2012 74.90 UNSATISFACTORY
8 February 2013 88.70 SATISFACTORY
14 April 2013 92.10 EXCELLENT
25 May 2013 EXEMPT EXEMPT
*Contested FA score.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPSIM recommends denial. DPSIM states the applicant took
his FA on 14 October 2012, scoring a composite score of 74.90
unsatisfactory. IAW AFI 36-2905 AFFGM4 dated 26 June 2012,
paragraph 13 If the medical evaluation validates the
illness/injury, the Unit Commander may invalidate the test
results. The email from the Chief of Aerospace Medicine
stated, Once I have the cardiology documentation to justify it,
I will likely recommend his failure to be invalidated. While
the Chief of Aerospace Medicine states this, there is no
evidence he received the results and subsequently recommended
the assessment be invalidated. Additionally, the applicant has
not provided documentation from the unit commander indicating
his/her decision to invalidate this FA. Note, the applicant
provided the cardiology documentation; however, it is beyond
this offices expertise to interpret the results.
The DPSIM complete evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit
B.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
On 19 September 2013, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was
forwarded to the applicant for review and response within
30 days (Exhibit C). As of this date, no response has been
received by this office.
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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. After
thoroughly reviewing the evidence of record and noting the
applicant's contentions, we are not persuaded the contested FA
is in error or unjust. In this respect, we note the applicant
did not provide any documentary evidence in support of his
appeal. Additionally, there is no evidence the Chief of
Aerospace Medicine received the cardiology results and
subsequently recommended the assessment be invalidated.
Therefore, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the
Air Force office of primary responsibility and adopt its
rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has
failed to sustain his burden of proof of the existence of an
error or injustice. In view of the above and in the absence of
evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting
the relief sought in this application.
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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.
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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2013-00058 in Executive Session on 12 December 2013,
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 13 December 2012, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Letter, AFPC/DPSIM, dated 11 September 2013,
w/atchs.
Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 19 September 2013.
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