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: 3236-01
12 February 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 7 February 2002. 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.
The Board found that you appeared before a medical board on 28 June 1966, and were given
diagnoses of chronic mastoiditis, left ear, post mastoidectomy, and severe hearing loss in the
left ear. The medical board determined that notwithstanding those conditions, you were fit
for duty, and recommended that you be returned to full duty.
findings and recommendation on 28 June 1966, and declined to submit a statement in
rebuttal. You were released from active duty on 5 August 1966, and transferred to the Fleet
Reserve at your request.
You were advised of those
The Board noted that although you incurred a severe hearing loss in your left ear during your
naval service, you had good hearing in your right. There is no indication in the available
records that your partial hearing loss rendered you unfit to perform the duties of your office,
grade, rank or rating at the time of your release from active duty. The fact that the
Department of Veterans Affairs awarded you disability compensation is not probative of the
existence of error or injustice in your record, because that agency awards such benefits for
all conditions it classifies as “service connected”, not matter how slight, and without regard
to the issue of fitness for military duty. 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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