AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL DOCUMENT  
	CASE NUMBER

 FD-2022-00382 	
					
SUMMARY: 

The applicant was discharged on 29 April 2022 in accordance with AFI 36-3208 with an Entry Level Discharge for Erroneous Entry.  The applicant appealed for a change to the reenlistment eligibility code.

The applicant was not represented by counsel and requested the board be completed based on a record only review.

The attached examiner’s brief (provided to applicant only), extracted from available service records, contains pertinent data regarding the circumstances and character of the applicant’s military service. 

DISCUSSION:  The DRB, under its responsibility to examine the propriety and equity of an applicant’s discharge, is authorized to change the characterization of service and the narrative reason for discharge if such changes are warranted.  If applicable, the board can also change the applicant’s reenlistment eligibility code.  In reviewing discharges, the board presumes regularity in the conduct of governmental affairs unless there is substantial credible evidence to rebut the presumption, to include evidence submitted by the applicant.  The Board completed a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the discharge and the discharge process to determine if the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety.  

The applicant contended the discharge was inequitable and improper.  The applicant fell while in BMT and fractured his arm in two places.  The applicant stated that his arm is fully healed and wants to rejoin.  The applicant stated that the caseworker put down that he had a mental evaluation and found that he had an adjustment disorder.  He stated that a mental health doctor had never evaluated him.  The applicant stated that he did not want to separate but was not healing.  

A review of the applicant’s medical records revealed that information listed in his discharge documentation did not accurately depict his medical diagnosis.  The DRB reviewed the applicant’s entire service record and determined the applicant no longer had the medical condition that caused him to be unfit for military service.  The applicant had an adjustment disorder due to the circumstances surrounding his injury while he was in Basic Military Training.  The Board deemed the applicant's discharge to be improper and inequitable and therefore his reentry code should be changed.  

FINDING:  The DRB voted unanimously to approve the applicant’s request to upgrade his discharge narrative reason to Secretarial Authority, and to change the reenlistment eligibility code to 3K.
 
CONCLUSION:  After a thorough review of the available evidence, to include the Applicant’s issues, summary of service, service and medical records, and discharge process, the Board found the discharge was improper and inequitable.  Therefore, the awarded characterization of service shall not change, but the narrative reason for separation shall change to Secretarial Authority with a corresponding separation code of FF and the reentry code shall change to 3K.  The AFDRB results were approved by the board president on 11 November 2022.  If desired, the applicant can request a list of the board members and their votes by writing to:

Air Force Review Boards Agency
Attn: Discharge Review Board
3351 Celmers Lane
Joint Base Andrews, NAF Washington, MD 20762-6602  

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Attachment:
Examiner's Brief (Applicant Only)