ADDENDUM TO RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2016-04843-2

	COUNSEL:  NONE
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	HEARING REQUESTED:  YES

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The Board reconsider her request to change her date of separation from 28 May 2015 to 1 June 2015.

RESUME OF THE CASE

The applicant is a retired Air Force senior master sergeant (E-8).

On 28 May 2015, per Special Order No. ACD-01066, dated 20 January 2015, the applicant was relieved from active duty and on 29 May 2015 was permanently disability retired in the grade of E-8 with a compensable disability rating of 70 percent.  She was credited with 22 years, 5 months and 26 days of active duty service.

On 11 April 2018, the Board considered and denied her request change her date of release from 28 May 2015 to 1 June 2015, finding that the applicant had provided insufficient evidence of an error or injustice to justify relief.  For an accounting of the applicant’s original request and the rationale of the earlier decision, see the SAF/MRBC Letter and Record of Proceedings, with Exhibits A-E, at Exhibit F.

On 16 June 2020, the applicant requested reconsideration of her request to change her separation date by four days to reflect she retired as an E-8 with high 36-month average in accordance with AFI 36-3203, Service Retirements.  She did not receive any guidance to ensure she was able to make an informed decision.  Furthermore, she resembled a robot and was not capable of making an informed decision regarding her separation due to the medication she was taking.  As of 1 June 2015, she would have served 36 months in the grade of E-8.  

The applicant provided as new evidence the Medical Evaluation Board Narrative Summary and Commander’s Memo to the Medical Evaluation Board/Physical Evaluation Board. 

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit G.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was timely filed.

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

3.  After reviewing all Exhibits, the Board remains unconvinced the evidence presented is insufficient to change the result from the previous Board.  Specifically, as noted in the earlier AFPC/DPFDD evaluation, the applicant was processed through the Integrated Disability Evaluation System and was subsequently found unfit for continued military service.  The date of separation for her medical retirement was established in accordance with guidance in effect at the time.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

4.  The applicant has not shown a personal appearance, with or without counsel, would materially add to the Board’s understanding of the issues involved.

RECOMMENDATION

The Board recommends informing the applicant the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, and the Board will reconsider the application only upon receipt of relevant evidence not already presented.

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-2016-04843-2 in Executive Session on 17 December 2020:

, Panel Chair
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

All members voted against correcting the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit F:	Record of Proceedings, w/ Exhibits A-E, dated 1 May 2018.
Exhibit G:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 16 June 2020.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings, as required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.