From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:     Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:   REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD   
 
Ref:   (a) Title 10 U.S.C. § 1552 
 
Encl:   (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments 
        (2) Subject’s naval record 
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a) Subject, hereinafter referred to as Petitioner, filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting, in effect, that the applicable naval record be corrected to modify official new appointment BUPERS Order 1419 in order to be eligible for reimbursement for Household Goods, Personally Procured Move (PPM) executed on May 15, 2019.  
                                              
2.  The Board, consisting of , reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on July 23, 2020 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence of record.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of the enclosures, relevant portions of Petitioner’s naval record, and applicable statutes, regulations and policies. 
 
3.  The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice, found that, before applying to this Board, he exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy.  The Board made the following findings: 
 
     a.  Petitioner executes HHG PPM effective May 15, 2019. 
 
     b.  Petitioner issued new appointment BUPERS Order 1419 to report no later than June 3, 2019 to  
 
     c.  On August 16, 2019 Petitioner notified by NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center,  that transportation of HHGs at government expense prior to issuance of permanent change of station orders is not authorized. 
      
     d.  Petitioner contends he was selected for a residency position at  in December of 2018, but due to governmental delays in appointment his orders were not written until May 20, 2019.  In the interim his lease expired on May 16, 2019, resulting in the need to vacate the property and move his family to a location near his duty station in .   
 
                                
CONCLUSION 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, and especially in light of the contents of enclosure (2), the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting the following corrective action.  The Board concluded even though there is no evidence of administrative error by the service that due to the execution date of move and the date of issuance of BUPERS Order 1419 relief is warranted. 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
That Petitioner’s naval record be corrected, where appropriate, to show that: 
 
Petitioner’s new appointment orders (BUPERS Order 1419) issued “15 May 2019” vice “20 May 2019”. 
 
Note:  Petitioner is to submit a copy of the Board’s approval to the Navy HHG-AT for adjudication of her HHG claim. 
                                                             
A copy of this Report of Proceedings will be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
4.  It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board’s review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board’s proceedings in the above-entitled matter. 
 
5.  Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section 6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 723.6(e)), and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby announced that the foregoing 
corrective action, taken under the authority of the reference, has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.