DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD
NAVY
ANNEX
2
WASHINGTON DC 20370-510
0
S
JRE
Docket No: 1462-02
10 September 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 29 August 2002. Your allegations of error and
accordance’with administrative regulations and procedures
injustice were reviewed in
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.
The Board found that you were voluntarily released from active duty and discharged on 4
December 2000. You were assigned a reenlistment code of RE-1, to indicate that you were
fully qualified and eligible for reenlistment.
treatment during your naval career, you were considered physically qualified for separation.
The fact the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has granted you service connection for
multiple conditions is not probative of the existence of error or injustice, because the VA
awards ratings without regard to the issue of fitness for military duty.
duty, and could have reenlisted had you wanted to, there is no basis for granting your request
for disability retirement. Accordingly, your application has been denied. The names and
votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
Although you received extensive medical
As you were fit for
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
important to keep in mind that a presumption of regularity attaches to all official records.
m@ter not previously considered by the Board.
In this regard, it is
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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