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A93.21	I    1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
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ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
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HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

26 Jan 2006	FD-2005-00276
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Case heard at Washington, D.C., without the applicant's presence.  He did not appear for a scheduled personal appearance. Advise applicant of the decision of the Board and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.
Names and votes will be made available to the applicant at the applicant's req uest.

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SAF/MRBR	SECRETARY OF THE Affi FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW .BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742	ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762·7002
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AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATlONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2005-00276	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable.

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) and scheduled a personal appearance via video teleconference, but failed to appear.

The following additional exhibits were submitted at the hearing: None

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge. FINDINGS:   Upgrade of discharge is denied.
The Board  finds that  neither  the  evidence  of record  nor  that  provided  by  the  applicant  substantiates  an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:

Issue 1. Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because he suffered from undiagnosed bipolar disorder.  The applicant contends he is now under constant treatment and supervision, and is taking 12 medications.  However, the applicant submitted no documentation to support this condition, or to show he suffered from it while on active duty.  His military medical records contain nothing to suggest bipolar disorder.  The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from the conduct expected of all military members, and he did not meet his burden of proof to show his claimed bipolar disorder impacted his service.  The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

Issue 2 applies to the applicant's post-service activities.  The DRB was pleased to see that the applicant was doing well and has a good job.  However, no inequity or impropriety in his discharge was suggested or found in the course of the hearing.  The Board concluded the misconduct of the applicant appropriately  characterized his term of service.

CONCLUSIONS: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was within the discretion of the discharge authority and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

In view of the foregoing findings the Board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for upgrade of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief