DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
B O A R D F O R C O R R E C T I O N O F N A V A L R E C O R D S
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JRE
Docket No: 864-02
20 March 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 14 March 2002. 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.
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 underwent a pre-enlistment physical examination on 15 April
1991. You specifically denied a history of nervous trouble of any sort. You enlisted in the
Navy on 7 May 1991. On 3 February 1992, a medical board gave you diagnoses of simple
phobia and dependent and avoidant personality traits, which existed prior to your enlistment,
and were not aggravated by your service. The medical board report indicates that you
had been unable to endure close and confined spaces since your mother locked you in a dark
room when you were a small child. You reported that you experienced a panic-like reaction
manifested by heart palpitations, sweating, and nervousness, with an overwhelming avoidant
response to the exclusion of everything else. The medical board determined that you did not
meet the minimum standards for enlistment, and that you were unfit for further service. You
were discharged on 13 March 1992, without entitlement to disability benefits administered by
the Department of the Navy. You were assigned a reenlistment code of RE-4, as permitted
by governing directives.
The Board rejected your contention that the symptoms described in your medical board
report were caused by an ear infection. It is clear that you had those symptoms before you
enlisted, and that you fraudulently procured your enlistment by concealing your history of
claustrophobia. That condition precluded you from serving in the Navy. The Board was not
persuaded that you are qualified or suitable for further service, notwithstanding your
contention that you no longer suffer from the symptoms which resulted in your discharge.
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
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