CASE NO:  AD97-00648

PART II - APPLICATION DATA
(Note: Part I deleted under the Privacy Act on Reading Room copy)

1.  Type of discharge (or characterization of service):  GD                  

2.  Date of discharge (or REFRAD):  951226                                     

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 5, AR 635-200

	b.  Reason:	Personality Disorder 
                           
4.  Prior review(s):  ( X ) NONE

PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review

1.	Service data:                              2.  Awards and decorations:

a.  Period entered for:  3 Years               Type
b.  Entry date:  930729                        NDSM
c.  Age:  18 Years   DOB:  750408              ASR                         
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                            
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  100                               3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  2  Years            
        4  Months  28 Days                         Grade    
                                                   E3        

                                               4.  Performance evaluations:  
                                                   ( X ) NONE

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PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review - Continued

5.  Periods of unauthorized absence:  ( X ) NONE

6.  Nonjudicial punishment:  ( X ) NONE

7.  Court-Martial data:  ( X ) NONE

8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - Other Service Data
( X ) NONE 

            

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PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION A - Analyst's Assessment

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

    951206:  Unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation 
             action under the provisions of Chapter 5, AR 635-200.  He was advised 
             of his rights.
    951213:  Separation authority waived rehabilitation and approved a general 
             discharge.
    951226:  Applicant was discharged.

2.  Issue(s) of propriety and/or equity on DD Form 293 or incorporated by reference:
	See attached DD Form 293.

3.  Exhibit(s) submitted:

	A-1:  DD Form 293, dated 970106.
    B-1:  DD Form 293, with four (4) enclosures as submitted by the applicant.

PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION B - Medical and/or Legal Advisory Opinion
( X ) NONE

PART V - SUMMARY OF REVIEW HEARING

	a.  Applicant testified:    (   ) Yes   ( X ) No

	b.  Witness(es) testified:  (   ) Yes   ( X ) No

2.  Exhibit(s) submitted at hearing:  ( X ) NONE

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PART VI - ISSUES AND FINDINGS

1.  a.  Applicant's issue(s) of propriety and/or equity:

	    ( X )	Same as those listed on DD Form 293 and Part IV, Section A, Paragraph 2.
	    (   )	Revised issue(s) furnished in writing by applicant as follows:
	    ( X )	Additional issue(s) identified during review/hearing as follows:

        Board issue:  (5) Characterization of service improper.

    b.  Request:  ( X ) Recharacterization    ( X ) Change of Reason

2.  Finding(s), conclusion(s), and reason(s) for the Board's decision(s) on issues of propriety and/or equity:

	a.  Propriety:	The parenthetical numbers below correspond to the issue numbers on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI, Paragraph 1, above.

        (5)  The issue is accepted.  In accordance with applicable regulations, the service of a soldier separated under the provisions of AR 635-200, Chapter 5-13, personality disorder, will be characterized as honorable unless an entry level separation is required or the soldier has been convicted of an offense by a general court martial  Accordingly, the Board voted to grant relief in the form of an upgrade of characterization of service to fully honorable.  The Board was satisfied that the reason for discharge was proper and equitable, and voted to deny that relief.

 	b.  Equity:	The parenthetical numbers below corresponds to the issue numbers on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI, Paragraph 1, above.

        (1)&(4)  The issues are rejected.  The record does not support the applicant's contention, and no evidence to support it has been submitted by the applicant, that the local command did not insure adequate medical treatment or that consultation by the applicant’s father with the command was ignored.

        (2)  The issue is rejected.  The Board carefully examined the applicant's record of service during the period of enlistment under review. The Board noted that the applicant was separated under the provisions of AR 635-200, Chapter 5-13, for a personality disorder.  Based on a mental status evaluation conducted 4 December 1995 by competent medical authority, the applicant was recommended by his unit commander for separation under the provisions of Chapter 5-13, AR 635-200, with the issuance of an honorable discharge.  The applicant acknowledged this recommendation and submitted no statements in his own behalf or indicated any disagreement with this separation action.  The Board found no evidence of arbitrary or capricious actions by the command and was satisfied all requirements of law and regulation were met and the rights of the applicant were fully protected throughout the separation process. 

        (3)  The issue is rejected.  Disability ratings and/or physical disability compensation awarded to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs do not establish that the reason for discharge or the characterization of service were improper or inequitable.

3.  Response to item(s) not addressed as decisional issue(s):  ( X ) NA

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PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION A - Conclusions/Decisions/Vote

1.	Board conclusion(s):

	The discharge was:

	(   )	Proper.
	( X )	Improper as to characterization.  Change characterization to           Honorable                 .
	(   )	Improper as to reason.  Change reason to                         under                      .
	( X )	Equitable.
	(   )	Inequitable as to characterization.  Change characterization to                               .
	(   )	Inequitable as to reason.  Change reason to                        
		under                                 .
	(   )	Both proper and equitable, but characterization/reason for separation cited was an administrative/clerical error and should be changed to                      under                         .

2.  Voting record:      Change   No Change
	            Reason       0         5  
    Characterization       5         0   

	  The names and votes of the members of the Board are recorded in Part IX of this document and can be obtained by writing to the address below.  The request must contain the CASE NO. located in the upper right corner of this document.

                  Department of the Army Review Boards Agency
                  ATTN:  CPCD
                  1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, 2nd Floor
                  Arlington, VA  22202-4508

3.  Minority views:  ( X ) NA

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PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified	

                          	
COL MELCHIOR                                                                  
Post Hearing Reviewer	

PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE

TO:  Commander, ARPERCEN                         Date:                         

     The Army Discharge Review Board, established under the provisions of Section 30, Public Law 346, 78th Congress, 22 June 1944 and codified as Title 10, United States Code, Section 1553, in the case of the applicant named in Part I directs that:

           (   )	Characterization of discharge be changed to Uncharacterized.
           ( X )	Characterization of discharge be changed to Honorable.
           (   )	Characterization of discharge be changed to Under Honorable Conditions.
           (   )	Reason and authority for discharge be changed to
       	Misconduct under AR 635-200.
           (   )	Other (see remarks below).

Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - CERTIFICATION

Approval Authority:

EL CARTIO BARNES
Colonel, U.S. Army
President, Army Discharge
   Review Board

Official:

SHERRY HILL SARGENT
Major, U.S. Army
Chief, Secretary Recorder

EXHIBITS:
A - Application for review of discharge                  C - Other 
B - Material submitted by applicant                  	

INDEX RECORD:

AD9700648         970416    GD    951226    AR 635-200  C5    A8600    HD 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A9408   A9411   A9447                                       
                 53      58      63                                           

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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name                                   Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1.  LTC PHILLIPS, JOHN S.          Mbr          X       X                 

    2.  LTC SMITH, LILLIAN C.          Mbr          X       X                 

    3.  COL ALLEN, THOMAS J.           Mbr          X       X                 
  
    4.  COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT J.        Mbr          X       X                 

    5.  COL MATHEWS, WILLIAM           PO           X       X