DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100
TRG
Docket No: 1411-00
22 June 2001
Dear
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 19 June 2001.
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.
Your allegations of error and
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.
On 7 December 1989 you reported for an
The Board found that you enlisted in the Naval Reserve on 22
September 1989 at age 18.
You successfully completed this
initial period of active duty.
period of training and were released from active duty on 16 April
1990.
Your medical record shows that in November 1992 the Naval Reserve
Center received letters from your personal physician which
indicated that you were hospitalized from 21 to 28 August 1992
for depression following an unsuccessful suicide attempt.
discharge diagnosis was a single episode of major depression.
The doctor reported that you had continued outpatient therapy,
and your prognosis was good.
doctor placed you in a temporary status of not physically
qualified from
status after that date.
17'August to 30 September 1992 and in a light duty
The
Based on this information, the Navy
You continued to participate in the Naval Reserve and on 16
October 1993 you were advanced to SK3 (E-4).
you reported episodes of depression and panic attacks, and stated
that you were taking drugs for your problem.
On 19 November 1993
On 13 November 1993
you were placed in a records review status because you were not
physically qualified, pending a determination on whether or not
you should be retained in the Naval Reserve.
A Report of Medical Examination dated 23 January 1994 indicates
that you were under treatment and taking a drug for chronic
depression.
You were found not physically qualified for
retention in the Naval Reserve because of your depressive
reaction.
Although your record is incomplete, the Board assumed
that after review in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, you were
found not physically qualified for retention in the Naval
Reserve.
1994.
You were honorably discharged for that reason on 12 May
It is clear from the foregoing record that you were discharged
and not recommended for reenlistment because of your history and
A nonrecommendation
current diagnosis of depressive reaction.
for reenlistment equates to an RE-4 reenlistment code.
concluded that your medical history was sufficient to support a
decision that you should not be reenlisted in the Naval Reserve.
The Board
Accordingly, your application has been denied.
votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
,The names and
It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that
You are entitled to have the
favorable action cannot be taken.
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
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