DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100

JRE
Docket No. 03418-04
18 March 2005

This is in reference to your application for correction of your late husband’s naval record pursuant to the provisions of title 10 of the United States Code, section 1552.

A three-member pa el of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting n executive session, considered your application on 17 March 2005. Your allegations of error and injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this Board. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of your application, together with all material submitted in support thereof, our husband’s naval record and applicable statutes, regulations and policies.

After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board found that the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice . In this connection, it concurred with the determination of he Combat Related Special Compensation Branch (CRSCB), Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards, that that your husband s heart condition is not combat-related and was not caused by his exposure to Agent Orange. The Board noted that your husband suffered from heart disease prior to the onset of Agent Orange-related diabetes mellitus, and that as such, the heart condition i not considered to be secondary to the diabetes. In view of the foregoing, your application has been denied. The names and votes o the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.

It is regretted t at the circumstances of your case are such that favorable ac ion cannot be taken. You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon submission of new and material evidence or other matter not previously considered by the Board. In ths regard, it is important to keep in mind that a presumption of regularity attaches to all official records. Consequently, whe applying for a correction of an official naval record, the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

Sincerely,

W.	DEAN PFEIFFER
Executive Director