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. 
 
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 case on its merits.  A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 27 February 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 that you entered active-duty service with the Navy in September 1993.  While in basic training, you were treated for bilateral knee pain that prevented you from completing your physical training.  On 2 December 1993, you were diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome and recommended for administrative separation for a preexisting physical condition.  As a result, you were discharged on 16 December 1993 for entry-level performance and conduct with an uncharacterized entry-level separation.  
 
The Board carefully considered your arguments that you deserve a change to your narrative reason for separation to disability.  You assert that you were unfit for continued naval service due to your knee condition and should have been referred to the disability evaluation system.  Unfortunately, the Board disagreed with your rationale for relief.  In order to qualify for military disability processing, a Service member must be unfit for continued naval service due to a qualifying disability condition.  In your case, the Board determined that the preponderance of the evidence did not support such a finding.  Despite evidence that you were diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome that hampered your ability to complete your physical training, the Board concluded that this condition was not permanent in nature.  The Board relied on the Department of Veterans Affairs finding that you suffered from no objective pain in your knees as of 17 March 1995.  This was medical evidence that your condition was temporary in nature and did not qualify for referral to the disability evaluation system at the time of your discharge.  Therefore, the Board concluded that you were appropriately discharged at the convenience of the government based on your inability to complete your training due to your temporary patellofemoral pain syndrome symptoms.  Accordingly, the Board found insufficient evidence of error or injustice to warrant a change to your 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.