IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 23 November 2021 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20210013339 APPLICANT REQUESTS: in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show foreign service in the Dominican Republic and the award of the Combat Medical Badge (CMB). The applicant also requests an amendment to his medical records to add lung problems and sarcoidosis. APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record) FACTS: 1. The applicant requested correction of his DD Form 214 to show his foreign service to Dominican Republic. Item 24c (Foreign and/or Sea Service) of his DD Form 214 shows he served overseas for “4 months and 22 days” and Item 32 (Remarks) lists the foreign service being in United States Army Caribbean Command (USACARIB). Therefore, this portion of the applicant’s request will not be discussed further in these proceedings. 2. The applicant states, in effect, that he deployed in 1965 to the Dominican Republic and that it does not reflect in his records. While serving in the Dominican Republic the applicant states that he developed and was treated for lung problems which are not listed in his medical records. He also states that during the deployment he was informed that he would receive a Combat Medical Badge for his service. The applicant also states that he was treated for Sarcoidosis in the Cleveland, Ohio Veterans Affairs Hospital and he would like his medical records updated with this information. 3. The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 18 September 1962 he was awarded military occupational specialty 11B (Light Weapons Infantryman). He was placed on temporary duty orders in the Dominican Republic from 28 April 1965 to 7 September 1965. 4. There is no evidence in the applicant’s official military records which show the applicant was recommended for or awarded the CMB or the Combat Infantryman Badge. 5. The applicant’s military record does not contain any documents showing he was treated for any lung condition while deployed in the Dominican Republic. 6. The applicant’s record contains a DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) which indicates in item 31 (Foreign Service) that the applicant served in the Dominican Republic but item 38 (Record of Assignments) does not list the unit in which he served with at that time. 7. The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 10 December 1965. His DD Form 214 does not reflect award of the Combat Medical Badge. His DD Form 214 shows he was awarded the following awards: * Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal * Parachutist Badge 8. The applicant did not provide any supporting medial documentation. BOARD DISCUSSION: After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that relief was not warranted. Board members noted that his DA Form 20 shows he served in the Dominican Republic from 28 April 1965 to 7 September 1965. There was no requirement to make such entry on the DD Form 214 at the time. However, under current standards, deployments are listed in the Remarks block of the DD Form 214. As for the CMB, the applicant did not hold a medical MOS. The Board considered the CIB; however found insufficient evidence he met the criteria for this award. Finally, regarding an amendment to his medical records to add lung problems and sarcoidosis, this is a medical entry, entered by medical officials at the time of diagnosis. The applicant does not provide his medical records from 1965 for the Board to determine if such entry was warranted at the time of his separation. The applicant states that he was treated for Sarcoidosis in the Cleveland, Ohio Veterans Affairs Hospital and he would like his medical records updated with this information. His VA medical records should reflect such diagnosis by the medical officials who made this diagnosis. ? BOARD VOTE: Mbr 1 Mbr 2 Mbr 3 : : : GRANT FULL RELIEF XX XX: XX: : GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF : : : GRANT FORMAL HEARING : : : DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: 1. The Board determined the evidence presented is sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD Form 214 to show in the Remarks Block "Service in the Dominican Republic 28 April 1965 to 7 September 1965." 2. The Board further determined the evidence presented is insufficient to warrant a portion of the requested relief. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of the application that pertains to the Combat Medical Badge or amendment to his medical records to add lung problems and sarcoidosis I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case. ? REFERENCES: 1. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) - a. Combat Medical Badge is awarded to medical department personnel (colonel and below) who are assigned or attached to a medical unit of company or smaller size that is organic to an infantry unit of brigade, regimental or smaller size which is engaged in active ground combat. Battle participation credit is not sufficient; the infantry unit must have been in contact with the enemy and the Soldier must have been personally present and under fire during such ground combat. b. There are basically three requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The Soldier must be an infantryman satisfactorily performing infantry duties, he must be assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat, and he must actively participate in such ground combat. 2. Army Regulation (AR) 40-66 (Medical Record Administration and Healthcare Documentation) prescribes policies for preparing and using medical reports and records for Soldiers receiving medical treatment or evaluation in an Army military treatment facility. a. Chapter 3 (Preparation of Medical Records) states that unless authorized by this regulation, only documents prepared by authorized U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) personnel will be filed in Army medical records. This restriction does not prohibit the use of other documents created by attending physicians and dentists outside AMEDD (Navy, Air Force, civilian, and so forth) or the filing of other documents as summaries or brief extracts. If such documents are filed, their source and the physician or dentist under whom they were prepared must be identified. b. Medical record entries will be made in all inpatient, outpatient, service treatment, dental, Army Substance Abuse Program, and occupational health records by the healthcare provider who observes, treats, or cares for the patient at the time of observation, treatment or care. No healthcare practitioner is permitted to complete the documentation for a medical record on a patient unfamiliar to him or her. In unusual extenuating circumstances (for example, death of a provider), local policy will ensure that all means have been exhausted to complete the record. //NOTHING FOLLOWS// ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20210013339 1 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1