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 relevant portions of your naval record and your application, 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 19 November 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 with the Navy in July 2014. A medical board referred you to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) on 22 August 2019 for Bilateral ankle/foot pain and Idiopathic Hypersomnia. The PEB found you unfit for continued naval service due to Bilateral Ankle Pain and assigned you a combined disability rating of 20% based on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposed ratings issued on 30 January 2020. After you requested a formal hearing to request they consider your plantar fasciitis as an additional unfitting condition, the PEB affirmed its informal review findings on 10 July 2020 and recommended your discharge with severance pay. After your period for acceptance passed, you were presumed to accept the PEB findings and discharged on 29 October 2020. The Board carefully considered your arguments that you deserve to be placed on the disability retirement list based on your injuries and lack of improvement. Unfortunately, the Board disagreed with your rationale for relief. In reviewing your case, the Board noted that you were assigned a disability rating consistent with the proposed VA ratings for your unfitting disability conditions. Further, the Board found no evidence to rebut the PEB findings in your case. Finally, the Board noted that you were afforded the required due process within the Disability Evaluation System to contest those findings and exercised your rights. Therefore, the Board concluded the preponderance of the evidence supports the PEB findings in your case. Accordingly, the Board found insufficient evidence of error or injustice to warrant a change to your record. Regarding your request for a personal appearance, the Board determined that a personal appearance with or without counsel will not materially add to their understanding of the issues involved. Therefore, the Board determined that a personal appearance was not necessary and considered your case based on the evidence of 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. Sincerely,