DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490
                           
Docket No:  1528-19 
             693-07 
Ref:  Signature Date 
 
Dear : 
 
This letter is in reference to your reconsideration request received on 23 January 2019.  You previously petitioned the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) and were advised that your application had been disapproved.  Your case was reconsidered in accordance with Board procedures that conform to Lipsman v. Sec’y of the Army, 335 F. Supp. 2d 48 (D.D.C. 2004).  After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board found the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied. 
 
Because your application was submitted with new evidence not previously considered, the Board found it in the interest of justice to review your application.  Your current request has been carefully examined by a three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session on 23 June 2020.  The names and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of your application and all material submitted in support of your application 
 
You presented as new evidence, character letters from employers, performance reviews for 2017-1018, 2014-2015 and 2011-2012, a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and a VA letter dated 2 Jan 19, regarding possible eligible services.  Additionally, you stated that you were a young Marine, did not realize the consequences of you actions, and found yourself discharged without clear answers.  You feel that your time in the Marine Corps had a very positive impact on your life, and you continue to carry on the values of the Marine Corps.  Further, after being discharged, you had a long road to recovery without government assistance, have been sober for over 12 years, have a family of four with a wife who believes in you, and that your alcoholism was not properly identified and treated.  After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board determined that the new evidence you presented, even though not previously considered by the Board, was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice and thus not material. 
 
It is regretted that the circumstances of your reconsideration petition are such that favorable action cannot be taken.  You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon the 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 the absence of new matters for reconsideration, the decision of the Board is final, and your only recourse would be to seek relief, at no cost to the Board, from a court of appropriate jurisdiction.  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,