DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100 .
JRE
Docket No. 07494-09
4 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 30 July 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 enlisted in the Navy on 26 January
2009. You requested to see a mental health professional after
you began to experience suicidal ideation. On 21 April 2009 you
advised a clinical psychologist that you had been depressed for
three years from age 13 to 16 which was manifested by trouble
eating, sleeping, and concentrating, a sad mood, low self-
esteem, feelings of worthlessness and helplessness and suicidal
igeation. In addition, you reported that you had seen a school
counselor several times a week and then weekly for a few months
after you stated that you wanted to kill yourself. The Navy
psychologist gave you diagnoses of depressive disorder, anxiety
Gisorder, intermittent explosive disorder, and rule-out bipolar
disorder, each of which was classified as “EPTS", i.e., existing
prior to service, and recommended for administrative separation.
You were discharged by reason of erroneous entry on 1 May 2009
because of your disqualifying mental disorders.
The Board carefully considered the medical evidence you
submitted in support of your application but found it
insufficient to warrant corrective action in your case. The
fact that a psychiatrist who evaluated following your discharge
did not find any evidence of a mental disorder is not probative
of the existence of error or injustice in your record becauge
you presented yourself to the psychiatrist in a very favorable
light, denied having a history of suicidal ideation or most of
the significant aspects of your history that you reported to the
Navy psychologist.
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 PF R
Executive ctor
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