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: 560-02
27 August 2002
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 22 August 2002.
Your allegations of error and
injustice were reviewed in
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.
accordance’&ith administrative regulations and procedures
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.
The Board found that you served on active duty in the Navy from 6 October 1981 to 15
March 1984, when you were discharged by reason of physical disability, and assigned a
reenlistment code of RE-3P. As your records cannot be located, the nature of your disability
is unknown.
The Board concluded that the results of a sleep study you underwent in 2001, which showed
“no indication of a significant sleep disorder ”, and “no clear evidence of narcolepsy ” are
sufficient to demonstrate that your discharge almost 20 years earlier was erroneous.
Accordingly, your application has been denied.
panel will be furnished upon request.
The names and votes of the members of the
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
m&ter not previously considered by the Board. In this regard, it is
material evidence or other
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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