Docket No: 3436-20 
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 was denied.     
 
Although your application was not filed in a timely manner, the Board found it in the interest of justice to waive the statute of limitations and consider your application on its merits.  A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 9 September 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 were commissioned in the Navy and began active duty on 6 October 1985.  On 2 April 1985, you signed a “Statement of Name for Use in Official Military Records,” which corrected your middle name, but retained the suffix “.”  On 31 October 1991, you were discharged pursuant to a disability retirement, with an Honorable characterization of service.   
 
You requested the suffix “.” be dropped from your OMPF, and the records be amended to reflect your name as “.”  You asserted that when you applied for Global Entry and TSA Pre-check, you learned that some records had “” and others did not.  Finally, you stated that your Social Security card and birth certificate do not have the suffix, and you updated your  driver’s license and Department of Justice employee records to reflect the same.  However, the Board concluded these factors and assertions were not sufficient to warrant a change to your OMPF.  In particular, the Board noted that you didn’t provide the cited records.   
 
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, such as the records to which you referred, 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,