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1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LEITER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRLEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIB ITS SUBM ITIED ATTIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE I !EARING

llEARJNG DATE	CASENUM8ER

16 Apr 2015	FD-2014-00649
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND THI!BOARD'S 06CISIO'IAL l\ATIONAU! ARB DISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIO'IALE.

Case heard in Washington , D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00649	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to change the reason and authority for the discharge.

The applicant was offered  a persona l  appearance before the Discharge  Review  Board (ORB) but declined and requests that the review be completed based on the available service record.

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDING:  The Board denies the change of reason and authority for discharge.

The Board  finds that  neither  the  evidence  of record  nor  that  provided  by  the applicant  substantiates  an inequity or impropriety that would justify  a change of discharge.

ISSUE:  The applicant received a Honorable discharge for Fraudulent Enlistment

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsibility  to examine the propriety and equity of an Applicant' s discharge, is authorized to change the characterization of service and the reason for discharge if such change is warranted. In reviewing discharges, the Board presumes regularity in the conduct of governmental affairs unless there is substantial credible evidence to rebut the presumption, to  include evidence submitted by the applicant.  The Board completed a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the discharge and the discharge process to ensure the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety. The applicant's record of service included one Letter of Reprimand  for failure to pass his fitness assessment.

Applicant contends that he was not aware of a pre-existing condition because he was not having headaches prior to his enlistment.  The record indicates the applicant received an Honorable discharge for fraudulent enlistment for failure to disclose his headaches at his MPS physical.  Upon review of the record, the Board found documentation in the medical records that the applicant suffered a head injury prior to his enlistment and informed the doctor he had been having headaches as a result.  The Board finds the reason for discharge was appropriate.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation, was within the discretion of the discharge authority, and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

In view of the foregoing findings, the Board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for upgrade of discharge and determines the discharge should remain unchanged.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief