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, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 19 March 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.   
 
A review of your record shows you entered active duty with the Marine Corps in June 2016.  In January 2019, you were diagnosed with a personality disorder and recommended for administrative separation.  Medical records show you were suffering from symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), insomnia, adjustment disorder, and depression.  However, you were recommended for administrative separation based on your personality disorder and adjustment issues on 3 July 2019.  You were discharged on 1 August 2019 for condition not a disability with a general (under honorable conditions) characterization of service.  After your discharge, you obtained employment as a leasing consultant and property manager before becoming the sales manager for a local business.  
 
The Board carefully considered your arguments that your narrative reason for separation should be changed to disability.  You assert that you suffered from PTSD at the time of your discharge and were unfit for continued naval service.  Unfortunately, the Board disagreed with your rationale for relief.  In order for a member to be found unfit for continued naval service, the Service member must be unable to perform the duties of their office, grade, rank, or rating as a result of a qualifying disability condition.   

In your case, the Board determined that the preponderance of the evidence does not support such a finding of unfitness for PTSD.  In examining your record, the Board concluded that your difficulties in performing your duties were related to your personality disorder and adjustment issues to the Marine Corps rather than PTSD.  The Board reached this conclusion based on your post-discharge employment, where you performed exceptionally and set commission earning records with your employer.  Additionally, you were described as an “indispensable asset” in your role as sales manager.  This was strong evidence that you did not suffer an occupational impairment upon your release from the Marine Corps and is consistent with the view that your impairment was the result of your personality disorder and adjustment issues related to your military service and not PTSD or any other disability condition.  Since personality and adjustment disorders are not considered qualifying disability conditions, the Board concluded that you were appropriately discharged for condition not a disability despite the existence of PTSD symptoms.  While the Board empathizes with your current medical condition, it concluded that compensation and treatment for your disability conditions fall outside the scope of the Department of Defense disability system and are, instead, under the purview of the Department of Veterans Affairs, provided you are able to establish a service connection.  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 issues 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.