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NAVY | BCNR | CY2008 | 07831-08
Original file (07831-08.pdf) Auto-classification: Denied
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

. ‘BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100

 

JRE
Docket No. 07831-08
24 August 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 20 August 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 on 30 July 1997, the Physical Evaluation
Board (PEB) determined that you were unfit for duty because of
asthma, which it rated at 10% disabling. The PEB also
determined that your major depression, single episode,,
resolved, and panic disorder with agoraphobia, in remission,
were not separately unfitting and did not contribute to the
unfitting condition You accepted those findings on & August
1997 contingent upon your being retained on active duty for a
period of 60 to 90 days. You were discharged by reason of
_ physical disability on 15 December 1997, with entitlement to

disability severance pay.

The Board did not accept your unsubstantiated contentions to the
effect that you did not receive the correct rating for asthma
and that the PEB did not consider “all unfitting conditions”.
The fact that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rated the
asthma at 30% is not probative of the existence or error or
injustice in your naval record because ratings assigned by the
VA are not binding on the military departments, and there ig no
indication in the VA rating decision which demonstrates that you
should have received a higher rating from the Department of the
Navy. 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.
Consequentiy, 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,

Winans

W. DEAN P R
Executive tor

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