RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-01868

	COUNSEL: NONE
	
	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her uncharacterized discharge be changed to a medical discharge, with an honorable character of service.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She had to leave the Air Force because her husband was abusing her.  Post service, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (DVA) gave her a 50 percent disability rating for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that was considered service connected.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 15 Aug 97, the applicant received an Entry Level Separation (ELS) with Uncharacterized Service under the provisions of AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen, for “Entry Level Performance and Conduct.”  She was credited with five months and ten days of total active service.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFBCMR Psychological Consultant recommends denying the application.  The applicant reported in her petition to the BCMR that she has PTSD because of what her husband did to her during and after her military service.  In 2013 (discharged in 1997) the DVA revealed she was physically and sexually assaulted by her husband while she was in the service that were contributing factors to her developing PTSD.  However, the applicant’s military records do not have any substantive evidence of spousal abuse to corroborate her report, but rather it was her reported problems adapting to the military lifestyle and being unable to perform her duties independently were reasons of her discharge from the Air Force.  The Psychological Consultant finds insufficient evidence to warrant the desired change to the record.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 30 Apr 18 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available avenues of non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, it is the Board’s opinion that the applicant is not the victim of an error and injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFBCMR Psychological Consultant and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, and the application will only be reconsidered upon receipt of relevant evidence not already considered by the Board.

CERTIFICATION:

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2016-01868 in Executive Session on 13 Aug 18:

, Panel Chair 
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 13 Apr 16.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFBCMR Psychological Consultant, dated 12 Mar 18.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 30 Apr 18.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9, pertaining to Docket Number BC-2016-01868.