DEPARTMENT OF THE NAV
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
Y
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 203704100
JRE
Docket No: 2685-98
25 May 1999
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to the
provisions of title 10 of the United States Code, section 1552.
A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive
session, considered your application on 20 may 1999. Your allegations of error and injustice
were reviewed in accordance with administrative regulations and procedures applicable to the
proceedings of this Board. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of your
application, together with all material submitted in support thereof, your naval record and
applicable statutes, regulations and policies.
In addition, the Board considered the advisory
opinion furnished by designees of the Specialty Advisor for Psychiatry dated 2 April 1999, a
copy of which is attached.
After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board found that the
evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or
injustice. In this connection, the Board substantially concurred with the comments contained
in the advisory opinion. Accordingly, your application has been denied. The names and
votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that favorable action cannot be
taken. You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon submission of new
and material evidence or other matter not previously considered by the Board. In this
regard, it is important to keep in mind that a presumption of regularity attaches to all official
records. Consequently, when applying for a correction of an official naval record, the
burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or
injustice.
Sincerely,
W. DEAN PFEIFFER
Executive Director
Enclosure
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER
SAN DIEGO, CA 92 134-5000
02 APR 99
From:
To:
LT, MC, USNR
Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records,
Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C. 20370-5 100
Subj: APPLICA
FORMER
Ref
(a) 10 U. S. C. 1552, Docket
#2685-98
Encl:
(1) BCNR File
(2) Medical Health Record
IN THE CASE OF
1.
Per your request and in accordance with ref (a),
I have reviewed enclosures (1) and (2).
The service member received an Administrative Separation from the United States Navy for
1. The ex-service member contends that he was suffering
2.
Schizotypal Personality Disorder on 22 FEB 199
from a schizophrenic disorder at that time.
In review of both the service record as well as the medical record, a definitive diagnosis of
4.
psychiatric evaluation with
a “schizophrenic disorder ” can not be diagnosed.
psychological testing, indicates no overt positive symptoms of a psychotic process, specifically, no
formal thought disorder, no specific hallucinatory processes, no catatonic behavior and no
disorganized speech or behavior documented. The medical record supports these findings with
documentation verifying an absence of auditory
significance is the absence of any documentation that the ex-service member was unable to function
in his various tasks. After each of the documented medical evaluations, the ex-service member was
returned to his prior duty status. This is not indicative of any decline in functioning.
Physical
1, 1990, and 1986 make
Examinations with complete review of system questionnaires dated in 199
no mention of any psychotic nor psychiatric
symptqms other than “anxiety” reported in 1990.
26MAY89 that has been altered to the point that several
Mention should be made to an entry dated
lines can not be deciphered.
or visual hallucinations
(19JAN1990). Also of
in the Phillippines on 14 MAY 1997, his multiple presentations during
Despite the fact that the patient may have presented himself as psychotic at the time of
5.
evaluation by Dr.
his time on active duty military service appeared to be no more than a spectrum of schizotypal
personality disorder leading to possible
mention, nor evidence ruling out a possible alternate etiology of his presentation on 14 MAY 1997,
such as a toxicology screen nor a complete medical evaluation. Any number of circumstances may
have contributed to the ex-service member ’s presentation nearly one month after his discharge.
prodrome psychotic symptoms. In addition, there is no
Recommendation: After thorough evaluation of the provided data, there is no sufficient
6.
evidence to warrant a change in the characterization of the discharge.
LT, MC, USNR
Resident in Psychiatry
MtC, USNR
CAPT,
Staff Psychiatrist
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