RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF				DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-04521

XXXXXXXXXXXXX				COUNSEL: NONE

							HEARING: YES 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her General discharge be upgraded to an Honorable discharge.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She was sick from drinking coffee from the “mess hall”.  She was sick from Oct 77 to Jan 79.  She felt drugged and suspected Lyme Disease.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a former Air National Guard senior airman.

We requested and received the applicant’s military records from the National Personnel Records Center.  However, there were no discharge documents included.  

AF Form 22, Report of Separation and Record of Service, and Special Order AB-245-GA, reflect the applicant was discharged from the Air National Guard on 15 Apr 78, with a general discharge.

A request for post-service information was forwarded to the applicant on 8 Dec 17 for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit C).  As of this date, no response has been received by this office.

For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES:

1.  The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available avenues of non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, it is the Board’s opinion the applicant is not the victim of an injustice.  After careful consideration of the applicant's request, we note that there are no records to review and the applicant has not provided documentation revealing the circumstances of her discharge.  Based on the presumption of regularity in the conduct of government affairs and without evidence to the contrary, we must assume the applicant's discharge was proper and in compliance with appropriate directives. Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

4.  The applicant’s case is adequately documented and it has not been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel will materially add to the Board’s understanding of the issues involved.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:  

The applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, and the application will only be reconsidered upon receipt of relevant evidence not already considered by the Board.

The application was adjudicated without a personal appearance.

CERTIFICATION:  

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5., considered Docket Number BC-2017-04521 in Executive Session on 4 Sep 18:

	, Panel Chair
	, Panel Member
	, Panel Member

All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:  Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 5 Oct 17.
Exhibit B:  Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:  AFBCMR letter, w/atch, dated 8 Dec 17.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.