Docket No: 3427-20 
Ref: Signature date 
 

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 23 June 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, as well as applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 
 
You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 14 April 2010.  You received an honorable discharge on 15 October 2017.  On 19 September 2019, you applied to the Board for a name change in your records due to your divorce. 
 
The Board carefully weighed all applicable factors regarding your request to have your service record changed to reflect your maiden name.  You assert that you desire to have your name changed because of a traumatic divorce.  The Board concluded these factors and assertions were not sufficient to warrant a change to your record.  The Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD214) is not a living document but reflects a member’s name at the time they were discharged.  You have provided no documentation that you changed your name or the date that it occurred.  Without documentation, the Board has no basis to approve your request.   
 
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 the submission of new matters such as a marriage license or divorce decree, 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,