DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100 JRE
Docket No. 03290-08
1 April 2009
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 26 March 2009. 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 discharged from the Navy on 20
November 2007 by reason of your failure to meet physical
Standards due to your overweight condition. Although you
suffered from a number of medical conditions during your naval
service, there is no indication in the available records that
you were unfit for duty by reason of physical disability. It
noted that metabolic syndrome is a syndrome characterized by a
group of risk factors, and not a disability. Among the risk
factors are abdominal obesity, blood lipid disorders, elevated
blood pressure, and insulin resistance, all of which may be
celated to dietary indiscretion and resulting obesity, rather
than an underlying disease process. You receipt of disability
ratings from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for
multiple conditions is not probative of the existence of error
or injustice in your record, because the VA assigned disability
ratings without regard to the issue of the veteran’s fitness for
military service at the time of separation.
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,
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