Docket No: 5145-20 
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. 
 
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 30 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 enlisted in the Marine Corps and began a period of active duty on 2 November 1988.  On 14 April 1989, you were admitted to naval hospital for evaluation of a urethral stricture.  On 20 April 1989, you were diagnosed by a medical board with urethral stricture.  The medical board found you medically unqualified for further military service and recommended administrative discharge from the naval service.  You were informed of the medical board findings and accepted those findings.  On 9 May 1989, you were discharged from the Marine Corps with an uncharacterized entry level separation by reason of physical disability.    
 
The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, including your desire to change character of service noted on your Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214).  The Board considered your assertion that you encounter issues pertaining to the unclear status of your character of service, which should be clarified as under honorable conditions.
   
After careful consideration, the Board concluded these factors were insufficient to warrant relief in your case due to the diagnosed medical condition.  Further, applicable regulations authorize an uncharacterized entry-level separation if the processing of an individual's separation begins within 180 days of the individual's entry on active service.  Under the totality of the circumstances, the Board discerned no probable material error or injustice in the discharge. 
 
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,