DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
			2 NAVY ANNEX
				WASHINGTON DC 20370~5 1 00	

										          CRS
Docket No: 1391-06
8 May 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 19 April 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 enlisted in the Navy on 10 July 1989. An evaluation on 31 October 1989 resulted in a diagnosis of an adjustment disorder. The evaluator also concluded that you were a risk for self-harm. A psychiatric evaluation, conducted on 9 November 1989, diagnosed you with a personality disorder. The evaluation noted that you desired to be discharged. On 21 December 1989 you expressed suicidal thoughts. On 8 January 1990 you received a general discharge by reason of a diagnosed personality disorder. At that time, you were assigned a reenlistment code of RE-4.

In its review of your application the Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your youth and the contention that you do not have a personality disorder. However, the Board concluded that these factors were not sufficient to warrant a change in the reason for discharge. In this regard, you were diagnosed with such a disorder on 9 November 1989 and have provided no evidence to show that the diagnosis was incorrect.

An RE-4 reenlistment code is authorized by regulatory guidance and often assigned to individuals separated due to diagnosed personality disorders, especially if they are deemed to constitute a threat to themselves or to others. The Board thus concluded that there is no error or injustice in your reenlistment code.

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 PFIEFFER
							Executive Director

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