| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Kenneth H. Aucock | Analyst |
| Mr. Samuel A. Crumpler | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Mark D. Manning | Member | |
| Ms. Regan K. Smith | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: Counsel requests on behalf of the applicant, reconsideration of her request for 4 years’ constructive service credit for longevity pay purposes for her attendance at the USUHS (Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences), Class of 1987, from August 1983 to May 1987.
COUNSEL CONTENDS: That the Board that determined her case on 31 May 2001 was misinformed, in that the applicant did specifically use the information printed in the USUHS catalog concerning constructive service credit in making her career decision to attend USUHS. He stated that the applicant had been accepted for admission at Dartmouth Medical School, and was in ROTC at the University of Vermont. He stated that the applicant increased her military commitment after choosing to attend USUHS instead of Dartmouth. He stated that at her briefing at USUHS on 27 January 1983, she did not receive any information concerning constructive service credit, which contradicted the information printed in the USUHS catalog and upon which she based her decision to attend USUHS over Dartmouth.
NEW EVIDENCE OR INFORMATION: Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in a memorandum prepared to reflect the Board's original consideration of her case on 31 May 2001 (AR2000049079).
DISCUSSION: Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:
1. Exactly what prompted the applicant to choose to attend USUHS over Dartmouth cannot be determined. The evidence exists that the Director of Admissions/Registrar of the Medical School provided the correct information concerning the effects of DOPMA on constructive service credit to prospective students in a briefing that she attended on 27 January 1983. Despite counsel’s argument to the contrary, there is no evidence that the applicant relied on misinformation about the effects of DOPMA on constructive service credit to make her decision to attend USUHS.
2. The overall merits of the case, including the latest submissions and arguments are insufficient as a basis for the Board to reverse its previous decision. Counsel has submitted neither probative evidence nor a convincing argument in support of the request for reconsideration.
3. In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.
DETERMINATION: Counsel has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.
BOARD VOTE:
________ ________ ________ GRANT
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
__SAC _ __MDM__ __RKS__ DENY APPLICATION
| CASE ID | AR2001060903 |
| SUFFIX | |
| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 20011213 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | YYYYMMDD |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR . . . . . |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | DENY |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 113.00 |
| 2. | 229 |
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