AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
AME OF Sl:RYICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE
(b) (6)

TYPE	I	PERSONAL    APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD    REVIEW 	
COUNSEL	NAM£ OFCOUNSEL. AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADDR£SS Al\'0 OR ORGA1ZATION OF cow;SE.L
YES	No
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VOTE OFTHE BOARD
MEMBER    SITTING	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY
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ISSUi:;:i	A94.SS	INDEX NUMllER	A31.00	EXHIBITSSUBMIITED TO THE BOARD
1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2  APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3  LEITER OF NOTIFICATION
4 BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FLLE
COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

X #*
x #*

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

23 Jul 2015	FD-2015-00156
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Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise appl icant 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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(b) (6)

INDORSEMENT	DATE:  8112/2015
TO:	FROM :

SAF/MRBR

SCCRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSON1'EI.. COUNCIL
AIR FORCC DI SCHARG E RE\ EW BOARD

550 C STREET WEST.SUITE 40

15.lS COMMA.ND DR,E& WINC.JRO FLOOR

RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742	ANDR£WS AFB, MD 20762-7001

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00156	

GENERAL:   The applicant appeals for upgrade for an upgrade Honorable, a change to the narrative reason and to change the reenlistment code.

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) 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 upgrade of the discharge, change of reason and authority  for discharge and change of reenlistment code.

ISSUE:  The applicant received an Entry Level Separation for Disability

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 stated that he was discharged after healing from a surgery. He claims that he is not disabled by any means; however he was discharged for having a disability. After a review of the records, the Board
found that the AF Form 356 (Findings and Recommended Disposition of USAF Physical Evaluation Board), section 15 states that the applicant's condition existed prior to military service and prior to arrival of basic military training.  Due to this reason, an entry level separation is warranted .  A discharge is upgraded only if the applicant and the Board can establish that an inequity or impropriety took place at the time of discharge. After a thorough review of the record, the Board found no evidence to justify an upgrade of the discharge characterization, reason for the discharge or the reenlistment code.

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