DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
7015S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490
TOR
Docket No: 2170-15/
12444-14
30 March 2015
This is in reference to your latest reconsideration request for
recharacterization of your discharge. You previously petitioned
the Board and were advised in our letter that your application
had been denied.
Your recent application was submitted with new evidence not
previously considered, and as such, the Board found it in the
interest of justice to review it. Your request has been
carefully examined by a three-member panel of the Board for
Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session on
17 March 2015. The names and votes of the members of the panel
will be furnished upon request. Documentary material considered
by the Board consisted of your application and any material
submitted in support of your application.
\fter careful and conscientious consideration of the entire
record, the Board determined that the statements and character
reference letters, the supporting documentation regarding
military discharges and narrative reasons for separation, your
post service conduct, and your assertion of post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), as the reasons for your misconduct, even though
not previously considered by the Board, were insufficient to
establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.
Your assertion of PTSD was carefully considered by the Board in
light of the Secretary of Defense’s Memorandum “Supplemental
Guidance to Military Boards for Correction of Military/Naval
Records Considering Discharge Upgrade Requests by Veterans
Claiming Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” of September 3, 2014.
The Board was unable to substantiate your claims of PTSD and you
provided no evidence other than your letter. Based on the
guidelines of the memorandum, the Board determined insufficient
evidence exists for a finding of PTSD. In addition, it was their
Opinion that the seriousness of your misconduct outweighed any
mitigation that would be offered by the PTSD. Accordingly, your
application is denied.
In accordance with the foregoing, the Board determined that your
assertions were insufficient to warrant further consideration in
your case. In this regard, in the absence of sufficiently
material evidence for reconsideration, the decision of the Board
is final, and your only recourse would be to initiate action, at
no cost to the Board, to a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
Sincerely,
ROBERT J. O'NEILL
Executive Director
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