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NAVY | BCNR | CY2004 | 03702-04
Original file (03702-04.doc) Auto-classification: Denied



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


                                                         JRE
                                                         Docket No. 03702-04
                                                         11 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 10 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 rejected your contention to the effect that a civilian medical
      record demonstrates that you were not intoxicated when you caused an
      automobile accident on 7 November 1992. It noted that a hospital
      record you submitted indicates that results of a “tox screen” and
      urinalysis were negative; however, another record you did not submit
      indicates that you were highly intoxicated when the accident
      occurred, with a blood alcohol level of “158 mg percent”.










The Board was not persuaded that you were unfit for service by reason of
physical disability when you were discharged by reason of misconduct on 31
April 1993. It noted that you had recovered from the injuries you sustained
in the motor vehicle accident the previous November, and that you were
considered physically qualified for separation when examined on 17 February
1993. In addition, as it appears that your injuries were incurred as a
result of your own misconduct, it is unlikely that you would have been
entitled to disability benefits even if you had been found unfit for duty,
and not discharged by reason of misconduct.

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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