Dear   
 
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552.  After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) found the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied. 
 
A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 17 December 2019.  The names and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.  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, relevant portions of your naval record and applicable statutes, regulations and policies.  In addition, the Board considered the advisory opinion contained in Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery letter 6000 Ser M3/19UM32267 of 14 November 2019; a copy of which was previously provided to you for comment. 
 
A review of your record shows you entered the Health Services Collegiate Program (HSCP) in November 2014 after receiving a medical waiver for a history of shoulder dislocations.  On 22 April 2016, a program medical review documented that you experienced a single episode vasovagal syncope during a high school blood draw.  You were evaluated for foot pain with instability in June 2016 for reoccurring pain associated with pes planus.  The following year, you were seen in August for another syncope episode.  Your medical history also documented other syncope episodes that occurred while in enrolled in HSCP.  On 1 May 2018, you were again medically evaluated as part of your pre-commissioning physical which documented your pes planus treatments along with syncope episodes.  As a result, you were referred to Medical Advisor, Navy Recruiting Command to determine whether another medical waiver was appropriate.  After consultation with the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), you were determined not to be physically qualified for commissioning and denied a waiver.  You were discharged from the Navy based on your non-qualification for commission on 30 June 2018.  
 
The Board carefully considered your arguments that you deserve to be reinstated to the Navy for commissioning.  You assert that you were erroneously disqualified based on inaccurate medical documentation.  Unfortunately, the Board disagreed with your rationale for relief.  In making their findings, the Board substantially concurred with the advisory opinions contained in Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery letter 6000 Ser M3/19UM32267 of 14 November 2019.  Specifically, the Board found that sufficient evidence exists to medically disqualify you from commissioning due to your history of syncope episodes.  Despite your arguments that the dates of your syncope episodes are inaccurate, the Board found sufficient evidence that you suffered from at least one episode of syncope prior to your commissioning date.  Based on this finding, the Board determined you did not meet physical standards for commissioning since a single episode of syncope is medically disqualifying under the BUMED Accessions, Qualifications and Standards regulation.  Since you were not granted a medical waiver for your syncope condition, the Board found the Navy’s decision to discharge you appropriate.  The Board also determined the preponderance of the evidence supported the Navy’s decision to disqualify you based on your pes planus condition but concluded sufficient evidence existed to disqualify you from commissioning based on solely your syncope episodes.  Accordingly, the Board found insufficient evidence of error or injustice to warrant a change to your record.  
 
Regarding your request for a personal appearance, the Board determined that a personal appearance with or without counsel will not materially add to their understanding of the issue(s) involved.  Therefore, the Board determined that a personal appearance was not necessary and considered your case based on the evidence of record. 
 
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 matters, which will require you to complete and submit a new DD Form 149.  New matters are those not previously presented to or 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.