Docket No: 5869-20 
 
Dear 
 
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to Section 1552 of Title 10, United States Code.  After careful and conscientious consideration of relevant portions of your naval record and your application, the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) found the evidence submitted 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 22 June 2021.  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, as well as the 27 August 2020 advisory opinion (AO) furnished by the Navy Personnel Command (PERS-32).  The AO was provided to you on 25 August 2020, and you were given 30 days in which to submit a response.  When you did not provide a response, your case was submitted to the Board for consideration.  
 
The Board carefully considered your request to remove your fitness report for the reporting period 15 September 2017 to 15 September 2018.  The Board considered your contention that having an inaccurate evaluation and false information in your record is an injustice affecting your career.  You claim that your reporting senior (RS) submitted a Letter-Supplement correcting blocks 35 (Professionalism) and 37 (Character) from trait grade 1.0 to 3.0; block 41 (Comments) was modified to remove the statement   demonstrated a lack of integrity and poor judgement that resulted in his removal as Senior Military Advisor;” and block 42 (Promotion Recommendation) was changed to “Promotable.”  You also claim that no changes were made to your record.  
 
The Board, however, substantially concurred with the AO that your fitness report is valid.  In this regard, the Board noted your previous Board decisions, previous AO’s and RDML D’s Letter-Supplement and determined that according to the Navy Performance Evaluation System Manual (EVALMAN) supplemental material does not replace the original report, nor does it change the information on the Performance Summary Record (PSR).  The Board also determined that the Letter-Supplement corrected your fitness report, sufficiently addressed your fitness report’s inaccuracies, and a notation will appear on your record to indicate that supplementary material has been placed in your image file.  Moreover, the retention of your fitness report in your record does not constitute an injustice.  Accordingly, the Board concluded that there is no probable material error, substantive inaccuracy, or injustice warranting corrective action.  
 
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, 
 
7/6/2021
Executive Director