PART I - APPLICANT’S ISSUES AND DOCUMENTATION
PART II - SUMMARY OF SERVICE
PART III – RATIONALE FOR DECISION AND PERTINENT REGULATION/LAW
PART IV - INFORMATION FOR THE APPLICANT
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 00901
Although symptoms did improve with medication, a P3 profile due to “sleeping disorder” was recorded on 2 November 2002, limiting the CI to “no driving vehicles, handling ammunition, firing weapons or performing duties requiring concentration or alertness.” The commander’s performance statement letter, dated 14 March 2003,records that the limitation of duties for narcolepsy prohibits assignments in which “sudden incapacitation would be dangerous to self or others.” The narrative summary...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00433
The ratings for the unfitting gunshot wound of left posterior thigh group, the existed prior to service (EPTS) Ehlers-Danlos condition, and not unfitting conditions of multiple joint arthralgias and situational depression are addressed below;no additional conditions are within the DoDI 6040.44 defined purview of the Board.Any conditions or contention not requested in this application, or otherwise outside the Board’s defined scope of review, remain eligible for future consideration by the...
AF | PDBR | CY2010 | PD2010-01247
SUMMARY OF CASE : Data extracted from the available evidence of record reflects that this covered individual (CI) was an active duty TSgt/E-6 (3S051, Personnel) medically separated for Type II Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), with chronic wrist and knee pain. The PEB adjudicated the Type II EDS, with chronic wrist and knee pain conditions, as unfitting, rated 20%, with application of the Veterans’ Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). Nearly two years after separation right...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01788
The bowel and hip conditions, characterized as “irritable bowel syndrome [IBS] with chronic pain and bloating” and “snapping hip syndrome,” were forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW AR 40-501. Snapping Hip Syndrome . The DA Form 2173( Statement of Medical Examination and Duty Status ),dated 14 December 2005, noted complaints of bilateral hip pain during mobilization training in August 2004, with increasing hip pain due to the weight of gear and weight loss.
USMC | DRB | 2003_Marine | MD03-00180
I was told that in order to have anything done about my knees, I would need to upgrade my discharge.” Documentation In addition to the service record, the following additional documentation, submitted by the Applicant, was considered:Copy of DD Form 214 PART II - SUMMARY OF SERVICE Prior Service (component, dates of service, type of discharge): Active: None Inactive: USMCR (J) 000823 - 010521 COG Period of Service Under Review :Date of Enlistment: 010522 Date of Discharge: 011129 Length of...
USMC | DRB | 2002_Marine | MD02-00810
MD02-00810 Applicant’s Request The application for discharge review, received 020515, requested that the characterization of service on the discharge be changed to honorable. After a thorough review of the records, supporting documents, facts, and circumstances unique to this case, the Board found that the discharge was proper but not equitable with respect to the characterization (C and D).The Applicant introduced no decisional issues for consideration by the NDRB. While the Applicant's...
USMC | DRB | 2002_Marine | MD02-00467
MD02-00467 Applicant’s Request The application for discharge review, received 020226, requested that the characterization of service on the discharge be changed to honorable. Dear Chairperson:After a review of the Former Service Members (FSM) DD Form 293 Application for the Review of Discharge or Dismissal from the Armed Forces of the United States and all of the evidence assembled for review, we continue to note the contentions as set forth by the appellant as follows; an upgrade of the...
USMC | DRB | 2003_Marine | MD03-01503
The Applicant requests the characterization of service received at the time of discharge be changed to honorable and the reason for the discharge be changed “ for convience of the Govt. The service record clearly documents the Applicant’s discharge was by reason of Physical Condition Not a Disability . The Applicant should be aware, however, that the Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual, MCO P1900.16, lists “Physical Condition Not a Disability” as a type of “Convenience of the...
NAVY | DRB | 2004 Marine | MD04-00607
The Board will determine which reason for discharge should have been assigned based upon the facts and circumstances before the Board, including the service regulations governing the reasons for discharge at that time, to determine whether relief is warranted. As the representative, we ask that consideration be given to equitable relief, as this is a matter that involves a determination whether a discharge should be changed under the equity standards, to include any issue upon which the...
NAVY | DRB | 2004 Marine | MD04-00893
MD04-00893 Applicant’s Request The application for discharge review was received on 20040505. The Applicant requested the characterization of service received at the time of discharge be changed to honorable. Issue 2: Again for the Applicant’s edification, in order to receive a good conduct medal, which the Applicant is not qualified to receive, a Marine must have “3 years of continuous active service.” The Applicant was only in the Marine Corps for seven months and six days, which is well...