MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:            27 January 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999024736

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.

	Mr. Robert J. McGowan		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Irene N. Wheelwright  		Chairperson	
	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Member	
	Mr. Elzey J. Arledge Jr.		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  That his DD Form 214, Report of Separation From Active Duty, be corrected to show that he graduated from the “DOD [Department of Defense] Prep High School” at the 3rd Infantry Division Education Center in Wurtzburg (sic), Germany.

APPLICANT STATES:  Applicant makes no statement, nor does he provide any documentation to support his claim.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

He enlisted in the Regular Army for 3 years on 20 October 1972 for training as a medic and duty with US Army Europe.  He completed his training and was sent to Germany.  After less than 2 years, he reenlisted for his present duty assignment on 29 July 1974.

The applicant began suffering psychiatric problems and was medically evacuated to Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas in September 1975.  Following successful treatment, he was ordered returned to duty and reassigned to William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas.  Once there, he was readmitted for psychiatric care after overdosing on prescription medications.  In June 1976, a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) placed him on the Temporary Disability Retired List (TDRL).

The applicant was separated with an honorable discharge on 30 July 1976.  He had a total of 3 years, 8 months, and 20 days of creditable service and no lost time.  He returned to his hometown in Pennsylvania and received follow-up care at a Veterans Administration Hospital.  He was reevaluated in late 1977 and maintained on the TDRL; however, on 9 March 1978, he was again evaluated and removed from the TDRL and placed on the Permanent Disability Retired List as of 1 April 1978 as 50 percent disabled by reason of schizophrenia, paranoid type, considerable.

DD Forms 214 have changed over time; the applicant’s DD Form 214 is the 1 November 1972 version.  There is no place on the form for inclusion of information regarding completion of high school or a general equivalency diploma (GED).  Army Regulation 635-5 governs the completion of DD Form 214 and the regulation then in effect did not require this information.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  In order to justify correction of a military record, the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.  The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy the aforementioned requirement.

2.  The applicant’s records do not have any information concerning his having completed a “Prep High School” course at the US Army Education Center in Wurzburg, Germany.  Even if such information were present in the applicant’s file, Army regulations in effect at the time, did not mandate inclusion of that data on the DD Form 214.

3.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__INW__  __SK____  __EJA___  DENY APPLICATION

						Karl F. Schneider
						Director, Army Review Boards Agency

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999024736	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000127	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	DIRECTOR	
ISSUES         1.	100.0000	
2.	110.0000	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.