Application Receipt Date: 	

Prior Review    Prior Review Date:      

I.  Applicant Request
Request:  Upgrade     Reason Change     RE Code Change    

Issues: See DD Form 293 and attached documents submitted by the applicant.

II.  Were Proper Discharge and Separation Authority procedures followed?  
Yes    No        Tender Offer:        

See Attachments:  Legal     Medical     Minority Opinion     Exhibits 

III.  Original Character of Discharge
Unit CDR Recommended Discharge:    Date: NIF
Discharge Received:     Date: 040504   
Chapter: 5-13    AR: 635-200
Reason: Personality Disorder
RE:     SPD: LFX
Unit/Location: 
Time Lost: None

Article 15s (Charges/Dates/Punishment): None

Court-Martials (Charges/Dates/Punishment): None

Counseling Records Available: Yes    No 

IV.  Soldier's Overall Record
DOB:  841222  
Current ENL Date: 040315    Current ENL Term: 6 Years       
Current ENL Service: 0 Yrs, 1Mos, 20Days      
Total Service:  0 Yrs, 1Mos, 20Days      
Previous Discharges: NA
Highest Grade: E-2
Performance Ratings Available: Yes    No 
MOS: None   GT: NIF   EDU: HS Ltr   Overseas: None   Combat: None
Decorations/Awards: None
V.  Post-Discharge Activity
Home of Record: 
Current Address: 
Post Service Accomplishments: None listed.  

VI.  Facts, Circumstances, and Legal Basis for Separation

      a.  Facts and Circumstances:
The specific facts and circumstances leading to the applicant's discharge from the Army are not contained in the available records.  However, the record does contain a properly constituted DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) which was authenticated by the applicant's signature.  His DD Form 214 indicates that he was discharged under the provisions of Chapter 5-13, AR 635-200 by reason of personality disorder, with an uncharacterized discharge.  Furthermore, the DD Form 214 shows a separation code of LFX (i.e., personality disorder with a reentry eligibility (RE) code of "3." Headquarters United States Army Armor Center and Fort Knox, discharged the applicant from Regular Army, effective date: 4 May 2004.  
      

      b.  Legal Basis for Separation:  
      Army Regulation 635-200 provides the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel.  Paragraph 5-13 provides that a Soldier may be separated for personality disorder, not amounting to disability under Army Regulation 635-40, that interferes with assignment to or performance of duty.  The regulation requires that the condition is a deeply ingrained maladaptive pattern of behavior of long duration that interferes with the Soldier's ability to perform duty.  The regulation also directs that commanders will not take action prescribed in this chapter in lieu of disciplinary action; requires that the diagnosis concludes the disorder is so severe that the Soldier's ability to function in the military environment is significantly impaired; and states that separation for personality disorder is not appropriate when separation is warranted under chapter 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, or 15; Army Regulation 604-10 or Army Regulation 635-40.  Army policy requires the award of a fully honorable discharge in such case.
      
      
      
      
      

      c.  Response to Issues, Recommendation and Rationale:  
After a careful review of all the applicant's military records for the period of enlistment under review, the issue and documents he submitted, the analyst recommends that relief be denied in this case.  A mental status evaluation would have been conducted by an competent medical authority authorized to diagnosed the applicant with a personality disorder.  The unit commander subsequently recommended separation under provisions of AR 635-200, Chapter 5, paragraph 5-13, by reason of a personality disorder, with an uncharacterized characterization of service.  The analyst was satisfied that all the requirements of law and regulations were met and the rights of the applicant were fully protected throughout the separation process.  Therefore, the analyst determined the narrative reason for discharge was both proper and equitable and recommends to the Board to deny relief.

      

VII.  Summary of Army Discharge Review Board Hearing 

Type of Hearing: 			Date:                    
Location: Dallas TX

Did the Applicant Testify?  Yes     No  

Counsel: NA

Witnesses/Observers: None 

Exhibits Submitted: None




VIII.  Board Decision
The discharge was:			Proper	 	Improper	
				                 	Equitable	 	Inequitable	

The characterization of service was:   Proper	 	Improper	
				                 	Equitable	 	Inequitable	

The narrative reasons were: 	       	Equitable	 	Inequitable	

DRB voting record:  		      Change          No change         - Character
		 			      Change          No change         - Reason
					      (Board member names available upon request)

IX.  Board Discussion, Determination, and Recommendation
     

Case report reviewed and verified by: Earl Silver, Examiner									        
X.  Board Action Directed
No Change 
Issue a new DD Form 214  
Change Characterization to:    
Change Reason to:      
Other:      
RE Code:  
Grade Restoration:   No   Yes  Grade:      

XI.  Certification Signature and Date
Approval Authority: 

MARK E. COLLINS
Colonel, U.S. Army
President, Army Discharge Review Board

Official: 


CHRISTINE U. MARTINSON			DATE:      
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Chief, Secretary Recorder
ARMY DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD - CASE REPORT AND DIRECTIVE

Case Number AR20080000655