Docket No: 750-20 
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 23 March 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 Navy and began a period of active-duty service on 11 April 1972.  You were released from active duty and transferred to the Navy Reserve with an honorable characterization of service.  Your Report of Separation from Active Duty Bureau of Naval Personnel (DD Form 214), reflects your name of . 
 
You request a change to your name as reflected on your DD Form 214 to  .  You state that, in 2006, you changed your last name from .”  You reference a copy of your discharge documents, birth certificate, and court documents showing the name change from ” in support of your application. 
 
The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully considred your request and your contention that you legally changed your name in 2006.  The Board noted that, although you reference a copy of your birth certificate and court documents, neither were 
attached to your request for correction.  Additionally, the Board considered that you did not provide a rationale for your request for the change.  Although you state that you legally changed your name in 2006, the Board found that you did not establish an injustice associated with your DD Form 214 reflecting your correct legal name at the time of your naval service.  Absent both the supporting legal information (to include the relevant court order directing your 2006 name change) and an assertion of injustice, the Board determined that corrective action is not appropriate at this time.  The Board noted that, if you were to provide the legal documents establishing your name change and if you articulate the injustice you wished to address, the Board may reconsider your request.    
 
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.