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NAVY | BCNR | CY2004 | 00759-04
Original file (00759-04.doc) Auto-classification: Denied



                           DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
                    BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
                                2 NAVY ANNEX
                          WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100


                                                        JRE
                                                        Docket No. 00759-04
                                                        15 March 2005













     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 3 March
     2005. 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.

     The Board found that you were evaluated by the Physical Evaluation
     Board (PEB) on 7 February 2001, and found to be unfit for duty by
     reason of a psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, rated at 30%
     less a 20% non-compliance factor, for a net rating of 10%. The PEB
     also determined that you suffered from a somatization disorder that
     was not separately unfitting or ratable. You accepted those findings
     on 8 March 2001, and were discharged with entitlement to disability
     severance pay on 23 March 2001. Following your discharge, the
     Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded you a 40% rating for a







somatization disorder manifested by irritable bowel syndrome, headaches and
spastic myositis, and 10% ratings for eczema and a left knee condition.

The Board was not persuaded that you were erroneously discharged from the
Navy by reason of a psychotic disorder, or that you were entitled to a
disability rating for a somatization disorder. It noted that unlike the VA,
which rates all conditions incurred in, aggravated by or merely traceable
to a period of military service, the military departments rate only those
conditions that render a service member unfit for duty. As you have not
demonstrated that you were unfit for duty because of the effects of the
somatization disorder, the Board was unable to recommend any corrective
action in your case. 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,


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