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: 4460-02
2 December 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
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.
.on 15 November 2002. Your allegations of error and
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 enlisted in the Marine Corps on 20 June 1969.
evaluated by a medical board on 26 September 1969, and given a diagnosis of
You disclosed to the medical board that you had suffered a crushing injury to ;
years earlier, and subsequently experienced several episodes of bloody urine. In addition,
you were involved in an automobile accident one month before you enlisted and was
hospitalized for treatment of a kidney injury.
physicians at the entrance examination station and during your initial medical screening at the
recruit depot. You experienced recurrent episodes after enlisting, usually after vigorous
exercise. The medical board determined that you did not meet the minimum physical
standards for enlistment because of the hematuria, and recommended that you be discharged
without entitlement to disability benefits. On 26 September 1969, you waived your right to a
You concealed your history of hematuria from
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- hearing before a physical evaluation board, and requested that you be discharged as soon as
possible. You were discharged in accordance with your request and the approved
recommendation of the medical board on 8 October 1969.
The Board rejected you unsubstantiated contention to the effect that your signature was forged
on the document in which you waived your right to appear before a physical evaluation
It was not persuaded that you were unfit for duty because of a disability that was
board.
incurred in or aggravated by your brief period of Marine Corps service. 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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