RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.


IN THE MATTER OF: 				DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-00641
 
						COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO 



APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her medical records be corrected to reflect the circumstances 
surrounding her injury.  


APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her hospitalization, length of time out of work, need for 
assistance with daily activities and current medical condition 
are not annotated in her records.  

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.


STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant entered the Regular Air Force on 15 October 
2002 and was honorably released from active duty on 1 August 
2008 with a narrative reason for separation of 
“Intradepartmental Transfer.”  She was credited with 5 years, 
9 months and 17 days of active duty service.  


AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFMOA/SGH recommends denial.  The applicant’s request is not 
timely filed and she has not exhausted all available 
administrative avenues of relief before applying to the AFBCMR.  
There is no information to indicate the request was forwarded to 
the military Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) where the medical 
documents were created for review and correction by the original 
attending provider who documented in the applicant’s medical 
record.  

A complete copy of the AFMOA/SGH evaluation, with attachments, 
is at Exhibit C.



APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 18 September 2015 for review and comment within 
30 days (Exhibit D).  As of this date, no response has been 
received by this office.


THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the 
interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.  

2.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice.  In this 
respect, we note this Board is the highest level of 
administrative appeal within the Air Force.  As such, an 
applicant must first exhaust all available avenues of 
administrative relief provided by existing law or regulations 
prior to seeking relief before this Board, as required by the 
governing Air Force Instruction.  The Air Force office of 
primary responsibility has reviewed this application and 
indicated there is an available avenue of possible 
administrative relief the applicant has not exhausted.  In view 
of this, we find that consideration of the applicant’s appeal by 
this Board is not appropriate at this time.  Therefore, the 
applicant is advised that if she is not successful in obtaining 
the relief she seeks through available administrative channels, 
she may then consider resubmitting her appeal to this Board. In 
the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to 
recommend granting the requested relief.


THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that all available avenues of 
administrative relief have not been exhausted; and the 
application will only be reconsidered upon submission of 
documentary evidence indicating that said avenues of 
administrative relief have been exhausted.  


The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2015-00641 in Executive Session on 29 October 2015 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	 , Panel Chair
	 , Member
	 , Member

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The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2015-00641 was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 2 December 2015 [sic].  
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFMOA/SGP, undated.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, 18 September 2015.