DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD
ANNEX

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Docket No: 8364-01
18 September 2002

This is in reference to your application for correction of your
naval record pursuant to the provisions of Title 10, 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 17 September 2002.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of
Board.
your application, together with all material submitted in support
thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes, regulations
In addition, the Board considered the advisory
and policies.
opinions furnished by the Department of Mental Health Services,
Naval Medical Center, a copy of which is attached.

Your allegations of error and

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
In this regard, the Board substantially
error or injustice.
concurred with the comments contained in the advisory opinion.
The names and

Accordingly, your application has been denied.
votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.

The Board also noted that you are entitled to submit the attached
Application for the Review of Discharge or Dismissal from the
Armed Forces of the United States (DD Form 293) to the Naval
Council of Personnel Boards, attention:
Board, Building 36, Fourth Floor, Washington Navy Yard, 901 M
Street, S. E., Washington,
upgrade of your discharge and a change in your narrative reason
for discharge.

DC 20374-5023 for consideration of an

Naval Discharge Review

It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that
You are entitled to have the
favorable action cannot be taken.
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

Enclosures

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NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER

SAN DIEGO, CA 92134

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(1) BCNR File
(2) Service Record

1.

of 

Reference (a) requests a psychiatric 
correction 
higher, and to dispute the diagnosis 
enclosures (1). (2) and 

her record to upgrade her 

(3), and 

revie\\-  of the petitioner ’s request 
RE-3 
of a personality disorder. 1 have reviewed

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from DD 214 to an 

reentry code 

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offer the following comments.

2.

I will review some of the 

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OCT96

31 OCT96

JUN 1998

SEP 1998

Anslvered  “no” to having or ever having had
Enlistment Physical: 
Depression or excessive worry. Frequent indigestion, or Stomach,
liver or intestinal trouble. Answered  “no” to ever having
attempted suicide.
Enlistment Physical: Acknowledges having been rejected for
military service for having failed ASVAB in January 1996, El
Paso, TX
Questionnaire for National Security Positions: Answered  “no” to
having consulted, in the previous 7 years, with a mental health
professional, or another health care provider about a mental health
related condition.
MEDEVAC off USS Kitty Hawk to San Diego during ship ’s
deployment because she  “could not handle the stress of the ship,
was not able to exercise when she wanted, the food was making
her sick, and she had suicidal thoughts. ” She was treated for one
month at the mental health clinic (records not included in BCNR
File), North Island, and returned to the ship fit for full duty.
MEDEVAC off USS Kitty Hawk (now home ported in Yokosuka,
Japan) for the same reasons as above. She received treatment by a
Na$ Psychiatrist at USNH Yokosuka, and diagnosed with an
eating disorder not otherwise specified. She remained in

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of‘entitlcnicnt  and unreasonable 
expectations. unstable 
cmotionnl  instability. self-harming behavior (including
objects 

Yokosuka on Limited Duty Status from December 1998 until
found lit for full duty by 25 August 1999.
Mental Health Evaluation, Ship’s Psychologist. USS Kitty 
llawk
in accordance with DOD Directive 6490.1, and DOD Instruction
6490.4: service member reported a history of anorexia- and
huliniia-like 
Na\,\.. 
for 
dislike 
ship’s 
scnsc 
image. 
starvation. self-induced vomiting. hitting and kicking  
angry, and a past history 
five occasions 
medications.
could have led to her suicide (including overdose of 
trying to drown herself. and contemplating jumping off a cliff or
from the 09 level of‘ the ship). She was diagnosed with the
Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
f’ollowing: Axis I: 
(Existed Prior to Entry); Alcohol Abuse (By History, Not Current);
Axis 11: Personality Disorder Not Otherwise Specified with
pel
Narcissistic and Borderline Traits; Axis III: Gastric Problems  
Medical Record. She was found at the time of this evaluation to bc
psychologically unsuitable for continued military service due to a
personality disorder. and 
administrative separation.
Separation Physical: Answered “yes” to having attempted suicide
prior to enlistment.
Psychiatric Evaluation for consideration of waiver for former
service member to enlist in the United States National Guard,

bet\f.een the ages of 18 and 23 of behavior that

\\as recommended for expeditious

R/o Post 1995-96 history of anorexia/unspecified

GAF=80-85). Recommendation:  “Psychiatrically cleared

Medical Corps, United States Army.
Findings were as follows: Impression: “No emotional or mental
disorder. 
personality disorder in complete remission. ” Prognosis: “Good
(current 
for reentry to military service/Waiver highly encouraged.”
Psychological Assessment: Actuarial personality evaluation. Tests
included Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Hopelessness Scale,
Beck Anxiety Inventory, 
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II,
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-II. Interpretation of
test results concluded that there were mild to moderate anxiety
symptoms; mild symptoms of depression on one scale, but none on
two others; minimal feelings of hopelessness; and no evidence of
personality disorder or disturbance on the MCMI-2 and MMPI-2
protbcols.

3. Discussion: There are several details that cannot be considered due to unavailable

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