DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD
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2 NAVY ANNE
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WASHINGTON DC
20370-5100
JRE
Docket No: 6439-02
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
session, considered your application on 31 October 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
in executive
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 15 October 1953. On 23
December 1953, a board of medical survey gave you a diagnosis of cirrhosis of the liver, and
recommended that you be discharged without entitlement to disability benefits administered by
the Department of the Navy.
The board ’s report indicates that you had reported a previously
undisclosed history of “yellow jaundice” and “liver flare-ups”, which you had experienced
since 1946. You were discharged pursuant to the approved findings and recommendation of
the board of medical survey on 12 January 1954.
The Board was not persuaded that the diagnosis you were given by the board of medical
survey was erroneous, or that you were unfit by reason of a physical disability incurred in or
aggravated by your brief period of service in the Navy.
been denied. The names and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon
request.
Accordingly, your application has
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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