DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100
JRE
Docket No. 03747-03
6 June 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.
A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval
Records, sitting in executive session, considered your
application on 5 June 2003.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
Board.
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 consisted
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
error or injustice.
The Board found that you served in the Navy from 7 January to 19
February 1980, when you were discharged because of a pre-
existing knee condition that precluded you from successfully
completing military training.
contention to the effect that your knees were injured during
your service in the Navy.
is no indication in available records that you sustained a
significant injury to your knees during your enlistment. In
addition, the Board noted that you advised a Navy medical board
during February 1980 that you had a pre-service history of knee
pain with strenuous activity,
and that you had experienced pain
under similar circumstances after enlisting.
The Board rejected your
In this regard,
it noted that there
In the absence of evidence that demonstrates you were unfit for
duty because of a condition incurred in or aggravated by your
brief period of naval service,
any corrective action in your case.
application has been denied.
of the panel will be furnished upon request.
The names and votes of the members
the Board was unable to recommend
Accordingly, your
It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such
that favorable action cannot be taken.
the Board reconsider its decision upon submission of new and
material evidence or other matter not previously considered by
the Board.
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.
You are entitled to have
In this regard,
Sincerely,
W. DEAN PFEIFFER
Executive Director
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