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NAVY | BCNR | CY2003 | 01590-03
Original file (01590-03.pdf) Auto-classification: Denied
DEPARTMENT OF THE  NAVY 

BOARD  F O R C O R R E C T I O N  O F   NAVAL  R E C O R D S  

2   N A V Y A N N E X  

W A S H I N G T O N   D C   2 0 3 7 0 - 5 1 0 0  

JRE 
Docket No.  01590-03 
14 April 2003 

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. 

P 

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval 
Records, sitting in executive session, considered your 
application on 10 April 2003.  Your allegations of error and 
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative 
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this 
Board.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted 
of your application, together with all material submitted in 
support thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes, 
regulations and policies. 

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.  In this connection, the Board rejected your 
unsubstantiated contention to the effect that the diagnosis you 
were given by a board of medical survey on 14 July 1950 is 
incorrect.  The fact that you were able to successfully complete 
an earlier period of service in the Navy, and that you had 
subsequent service in the Army, were considered insufficient to 
demonstrate that the diagnosis made in your case is erroneous. 
The Board noted that your enlistment in the Army was apparently 
fraudulent, in that you did not disclose your second period of 
Navy service, or your participation in homosexual activity 
during your second enlistment in the Navy, either of which would 
have disqualified you from enlisting in the Army. 

You should note that a schizoid personality is not a neurosis or 
psychosis. Your condition, which was initially classified as a 
constitutional psychopathic state, and later as a character and 
behavior disorder, is now classified as a personality disorder. 
Your diagnosis is not equivalent to a diagnosis of 
schizophrenia. 

In view of the foregoing, 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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