RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-02450

	COUNSEL: 
	
	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, Block #28, Narrative Reason for Separation of “Personality Disorder” be changed.  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her condition was misdiagnosed and false.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant was honorably discharged 17 Jun 98.

On 13 Jun 13, the Air Force Discharge Review Board (AFDRB) denied the applicant’s request to change the reason for discharge.
  
For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2STM-SEP recommends denying the application.  The applicant was honorably discharged 17 Jun 98. The applicant has not filed a timely petition.  The applicant was diagnosed in 1998 at Aviano AB with a mental disorder contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R).  This personality disorder was so severe that her ability to function effectively in the military was significantly impaired.  The applicant requested a reevaluation at RAF Lakenheath, however, the doctor found that she gave “defensive responses” undermining the validity of the testing at RAF Lakenheath.  The applicant’s commander initiated discharge action on the basis of the DSM-III-R diagnosis.  Base legal reviewed the discharge package, finding it legally sufficient to support separation, and the discharge authority directed the applicant be discharged with an honorable service characterization.  The discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was within the discretion of the discharge authority.  They found no evidence of an error or injustice in the applicant’s discharge processing.  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 20 Jul 17 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was not 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 AFPC/DP2STM-SEP and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  The Board also notes the applicant did not file the application within three years after the alleged error or injustice was discovered, or should have been discovered, as required by Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552, and Air Force Instruction 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR).  Moreover, the applicant has offered no plausible reason for the delay in filing the application.  The Board finds the application untimely and concludes it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the application was not timely filed; it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the delay; 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-2016-02450 in Executive Session on 24 Apr 18:

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 18 Mar 16.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2STM-SEP, dated 12 Oct 16.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 20 Jul 17.

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-2016-02450.