DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 2O37O~51OO

JRE
Docket No. 07345-05
6 November 2006

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

A three—member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 26 October 2006. 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, your 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.

The Board found that you entered on active duty in the Marine Corps on 7 March 1984. You underwent a pre-separation physical examination on 4 March 1987, and were found to be physically qualified for separation. The physician who conducted the examination noted that you had mild hypertension (136/92), chondromalacia patella, and a keloid scar of the abdomen, but none of those conditions was disqualifying. You were voluntarily released from active duty on 23 March 1987, at the expiration of your active duty service commitment. You were assigned a reentry code of RE-lA, to indicate that you were qualified and
recommended for reenlistment. On 10 December 2003, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded you ratings of 10% for minimal and largely subjective residuals of a stab wound, a subjectively painful surgical scar, and mild hypertension.

As you have not demonstrated that you were unfit for duty by reason of physical disability when released from active duty in 1987, the Board could not recommend any corrective action in your case. Accordingly, your application has been denied. The names and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.

It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that favorable action 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 this regard, it is important to keep in mind that a presumption of regularity attaches to all official records. Consequently, when 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 PFEIF:
Executive Dir