CASE NO: AD97-01511

PART II - APPLICATION DATA
(Note: Part I deleted under the Privacy Act on Reading Room copy)

1. Type of discharge (or characterization of service): UNCHAR

2. Date of discharge (or REFRAD): 920916

3. Authority for separation:

         a. Regulation: Chapter 5, AR 635-200

         b. Reason: Physical Disability Prior To Entry On Active Duty-Med Board

4. Prior review(s): ( X ) NONE


PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review

1.       Service data: 2. Awards and decorations:

a. Period entered for: 6 Weeks Type
b. Entry date: 920615 NDSM
c. Age: 19 Years DOB: 730208
d. Educational level: HS Grad
e. Aptitude area scores:
         GT: 97 3. Highest grade achieved:
f. Actual creditable service: 0 Years
3 Months 2 Days Grade
E3

4. Performance evaluations:
( X ) NONE

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PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review - Continued

5. Periods of unauthorized absence: ( X ) NONE

6. Nonjudicial punishment: ( X ) NONE
                 
7. Court-Martial data: ( X ) NONE

8.       Remarks: ( X ) NONE



SECTION B - Other Service Data

                                  
1. Other discharge(s):

         Service                   Type
         ARNGUS            UNCHAR

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PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION A - Analyst's Assessment

1. Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

         920826:  Applicant was diagnosed with degenerative joint disease of the AC                 joint with considerable symptoms with military related activities.                (Not incident to service).
         920826:  The board recommended applicant be separated IAW AR 635-40,                        Chapter 5.
         920831:  Medical approving authority approved the findings and                               recommendations of the board.
         920831:  Applicant submitted an application for an Expeditious Discharge.
         920901:  Applicant was informed of the approved findings and recommendations               of the board and did not submit a statement in his own behalf.
         920904:  Unit commander recommended approval.
         920904:  Intermediate commander recommended approval.
         920910:  Senior intermediate commander recommended applicant to be discharged              under the provisions of Chapter 5, AR 635-40.
         920910:  Separation authority approved separation with an honorable
                  discharge.
         920916:  Applicant was released from active duty training and discharged from              the reserve of the Army.

2. Issue(s) of propriety and/or equity on DD Form 293 or incorporated by reference:
         See Attached DD Form 293

3. Exhibit(s) submitted:

         A-1: DD Form 293, dated 970401.
         B-1:     DD Form 293, with one(1) enclosure as submitted by the applicant.
        


PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION B - Medical and/or Legal Advisory Opinion
( X ) NONE

PART V - SUMMARY OF REVIEW HEARING

1. Review/Hearing information:

         a. Applicant testified: ( X ) Yes ( ) No

         b. Witness(es) testified: ( ) Yes ( X ) No
        

2. Exhibit(s) submitted at hearing:

B-1: Eleven(11) documents as submitted by the applicant.

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PART VI - ISSUES AND FINDINGS

1. a. Applicant's issue(s) of propriety and/or equity:
         ( X )   Same as those listed on DD Form 293 and Part IV, Section A, Paragraph 2.
         ( )     Revised issue(s) furnished in writing by applicant as follows:
         ( )     Additional issue(s) identified during review/hearing as follows:

b. Request: ( X ) Recharacterization ( ) Change of Reason


2. Finding(s), conclusion(s), and reason(s) for the Board's decision(s) on issues of propriety and/or equity:

         a. Propriety:    The applicant has not submitted an issue of propriety and the ADRB has not otherwise relied upon an issue of propriety to change the discharge.

         b. Equity:       The parenthetical number(s) below correspond(s) to the                     issue number(s) on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI,                                  Paragraph 1 above.
       




3. Response to item(s) not addressed as decisional issue(s): ( X ) NA

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PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION A - Conclusions/Decisions/Vote

1.       Board conclusion(s):

         The discharge was:

         ( X )    Proper.
         ( )      Improper as to characterization. Change characterization to                                      .
         ( )      Improper as to reason. Change reason to                         under                       .
         ( X )    Equitable.
         ( )      Inequitable as to characterization. Change characterization to                                .
         ( )      Inequitable as to reason. Change reason to                        
                  under                                  .
         ( )      Both proper and equitable, but characterization/reason for separation cited was an administrative/clerical error and should be changed to                      under                          .


2. Voting record: Change No Change
         Reason 0 5
Characterization 0 5

         The names and votes of the members of the Board are recorded in Part IX of this document and can be obtained by writing to the address below. The request must contain the CASE NO. located in the upper right corner of this document.

Department of the Army Review Boards Agency
ATTN: CPCD
1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, 2nd Floor
Arlington, VA 22202-4508

3. Minority views: ( X ) NA

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PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified       


                                 
COL MILLER
Post Hearing Reviewer   


PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE

(X) NONE


SECTION B - CERTIFICATION


Approval Authority:

WILLIAM E. MATHEWS
Colonel, U.S. Army
President, Army Discharge
Review Board

Official:




JIMMY R. WYRICK
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Chief, Secretary Recorder

EXHIBITS:
A - Application for review of discharge  C - Other
B - Material submitted by applicant     

INDEX RECORD:

AD9701511 970910 EL 920916 AR 635-200 C5 A2800 NC 5-0 A
1 10 11 12 18 20 26 41 46 49 52

A9200 A0100 A9321 A9447
53 58 63 68

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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

Name  Reason Characterization
CHANGE NC HON UHC NC UNCHAR

1. LTC WYRICK, JIMMY R. Mbr      X          X    

2. LTC SMITH, LILLIAN C. Mbr      X          X    

3. COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT J. Mbr      X          X    

4. COL MILLER, JOEL D. Mbr      X          X    

5. COL ALLEN, THOMAS J. PO      X          X