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ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF
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SE&TARY OF 1HEAIR FORCE P8RSONNEI. COUNCIL AIRFORCE DISCllARCE REVIEW BOARD 1535COMMAND DR, EE WJNC, lRD FLOOR
ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-1001

AFBQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2016-00119	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge characterization to Honorable.

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review B.o. ard (DRB) but declined and requests that the review be completed based on the available service record.

Pursuant to 10 USC §1553 this board included a member who is a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, or a physician with training on mental health issues connected with post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury and/or special training on mental health disorders.

FINDING: The Board finds insufficient evidence of an inequity or impropriety that would warrant a change to the applicant's discharge.

DISCUSSION : 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 eviewing 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 Board completed a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the discharge and the discharge process to determine if the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety. The applicant received an Entry Level Separation (ELS) discharge for Mental Disorders. The applicant indicates in his application that although he had been diagnosed with mental disorders, an ELS was not warranted and for this reason he is requeSting an upgrade to Honorable characterization. After a review of the records, the DRB found that the applicant's condition was so severe that it prevented his ability to function effectively in the military environment. Pursuant to AFI 36-3208, paragraph 1.19.1, Entry Level Separation, airmen are in entry level status during the first 180 days of continuous active duty service and such service is only characterized as honorable when clearly warranted by unusual circumstances of personal conduct and performance of military duty.

A discharge is upgraded only if it is established that an inequity or impropriety took place at the time of discharge. After a thorough review of the record and advice from the mental health specialist, the Board found · no evidence to justify an upgrade of the discharge characterization.

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	

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