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 relevant portions of your naval record and your application, 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, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 6 October 2020.  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.   
 
You requested to include your service aboard the USS  from 1965 to 1967 on your DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge.  The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions.  The Board concluded that you were stationed onboard the USS  for the periods of 5 October 1965 to 15 September 1966 and 14 October 1966 to 30 September 1967.  Additionally, your DD Form 214 dated 10 December 1970 indicates you were awarded the Service Medal.  However, there is not a requirement to list duty stations or deployments on the DD Form 214.   
 
The Board noted you were stationed onboard USS  during times the ship was in the contiguous waters of  and may be eligible for Agent Orange screening from the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA).  Specific eligibility requirements are located on the DVA website:  https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure/agent-orange/#full-eligibility-requirements. 
  
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.   
 
   Sincerely,