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

JRE
Docket No. 02055-06
26 September 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 21 September 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 served in the Navy from 27 December 1950 to 8 June 1951, when you were discharged for the convenience of the government because of a schizoid personality, a condition that rendered you unsuitable for military service. On 28 August 1952, the Veterans Administration (VA) denied your request for service connection and disability compensation for that disorder.

The Board was not persuaded that your personality disorder was incurred in or aggravated by your brief period of naval service. The Board noted that, in any event, you would not be entitled to disability benefits or priority access to VA medical care, because a Personality disorder is not considered to be a disability under the laws administered by the Department of the Navy or the VA.

In view of the foregoing, and as the Board cannot grant you effective relief, 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 PFEIFFER
Executive Director