DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD
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2 NAVY ANNE
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WASHINGTON DC 20370-510
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JRE
Docket No: 7078-00
18 September 2001
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 13 September 2001. Your allegations of error and
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative regulations and procedures
applicable to the proceedings of this Board.
consisted of your application, together with all material submitted in support thereof, your
naval record and applicable statutes, regulations and policies.
Documentary material considered by the Board
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.
You were assigned a reenlistment code of
fungal infection and varicose veins during your
The Board found that you served on active duty from 14 May 1990 to 13 May 1994, when
you were voluntarily released from active duty.
RE-Rl, to indicate that you were fully qualified and recommended for reenlistment.
Although you apparently developed a
enlistment, neither condition rendered you unfit to perform your duties, and would not have
precluded your reenlistment had you opted to reenlist. The fact that the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded you disability ratings for those conditions is not probative
of the existence of error or injustice in your naval record, because the VA awards disability
ratings without regard to the issue of fitness for military duty.
demonstrated that you were unit on 13 May 1994, the Board was unable to recommend any
corrective action in your case. Accordingly, your application has been denied. The names
and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
As you have not
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
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