1. Applicant's Name: a. Application Date: 10 April 2018 b. Date Received: 29 May 2018 c. Counsel: None 2. REQUEST, ISSUES, BOARD TYPE, AND DECISION: The applicant requests to change the reentry code that corresponds with the narrative reason for discharge. The applicant seeks relief contending, in pertinent part and in effect, was discharged for suffering from migraines for close to a year, which led to a medical board. After being discharged for over a year, the applicant has not experienced an episode of having headaches or migraines, while under a doctor's care. Per the Board's Medical Officer, a voting member, based on the information available for review at the time in the service record, the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA), and Joint Legacy Viewer (JLV), notes indicate diagnoses of Anxiety Disorder NOS, Concussion w/o LOC, and Migraine headache. VA records indicate that the applicant has been diagnosed with Migraine Headache. In summary, the applicant's medical discharge is appropriate. In a records review conducted at Arlington, VA on 7 June 2019, and by a 5-0 vote, the Board denied the request upon finding the separation was both proper and equitable. (Board member names available upon request) 3. DISCHARGE DETAILS: a. Reason / Authority / Codes / Characterization: Disability, Permanent (Enhanced) / AR 635-40, Chapter 4 / SEJ / RE-4 / Honorable b. Date of Discharge: 21 March 2017 c. Separation Facts: (Per DA Form 199 (Informal Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) Proceedings)) (1) Date Physical Evaluation Board Convened: 22 November 2016 (2) Disability: "Migraine Headache with Aura," referred as "Migraine Headaches Aura (MEB Dx 1)." The "onset occurred in 2015," while the applicant was CONUS, and the method of injury was related to the applicant reported as "blacking out during a ruck march and fell to the ground." (3) Recommended Disposition: The PEB found the applicant physically unfit and recommended a rating of 30 percent, and that the applicant's disposition be permanent disability retirement. (4) Date Counsel Acknowledged Informing the Applicant of PEB Findings and Recommendations: 29 November 2016 (5) Date Applicant Concurred/Waived a Formal Hearing and Did Not Request Reconsideration of his VA Ratings: 2 December 2016 (6) Final Approval Date: Undated, but digitally authenticated 4. SERVICE DETAILS: a. Date / Period of Enlistment: 28 October 2014 / 3 years, 21 weeks b. Age at Enlistment / Education / GT Score: 19 / HS Graduate / 97 c. Highest Grade Achieved / MOS / Total Service: E-4 / 11B1P, Infantryman / 2 years, 4 months, 24 days d. Prior Service / Characterizations: None / NA e. Overseas Service / Combat Service: None / None f. Awards and Decorations: AGCM; NDSM; GWOTSM; ASR g. Performance Ratings: NA h. Disciplinary Action(s) / Evidentiary Record: DA Form 199 (Informal Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) Proceedings), described at preceding paragraphs 3c(1)-(6). i. Lost Time / Mode of Return: None / NA j. Diagnosed PTSD / TBI / Behavioral Health: None 5. APPLICANT-PROVIDED EVIDENCE: DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record), dated 10 April 2018, and VA letter, dated 18 May 2018. 6. POST SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: None provided with the application. 7. REGULATORY CITATION(S): Army Regulation 635-40 governs the evaluation for physical fitness of Soldiers who may be unfit to perform their military duties because of a physical disability. Chapter 4 provides for the separation of enlisted Soldiers found to be unfit by a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) due to a condition which occurred in the line of duty and not due to the Soldier's misconduct. The characterization of service for Soldiers separated under the provisions of Chapter 4, AR 635-40 will normally be honorable unless the Soldier is in entry-level status. The service of Soldiers in entry-level status will be uncharacterized. A Soldier is in an entry-level status if the Soldier has not completed more than 180 days of creditable continuous active duty prior to the initiation of separation action. 8. DISCUSSION OF FACT(S): The applicant requests to change the reentry code that corresponds with the narrative reason for his discharge. The applicant's available record of service, and the issues and document submitted with his application were carefully reviewed. On 22 November 2016, a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) convened and determined the applicant was physically unfit to perform his military duties due to a condition ("Migraine Headaches Aura (MEB Dx 1)") that occurred in the line of duty and was not due to misconduct. The PEB recommended a rating of 30 percent, and that the applicant's disposition be permanent disability retirement. On 2 December 2016, having been informed of the findings and recommendations of the PEB, the applicant concurred and waived a formal hearing of his case. The applicant contends he has not experienced an episode of having headaches or migraines for over a year since his discharge and requests to change the reentry code for his separation. However, Soldiers being processed for separation are assigned reentry codes based on their service records or the reason for discharge. Based on Army Regulation 635-5-1 and the SPD Code/RE Code Cross Reference Table, the applicant was appropriately assigned an RE code of 4. An RE code of 4 cannot be waived and the applicant is no longer eligible for reenlistment. Further, the assigned reentry code that corresponds with the narrative reason for his separation is governed by specific directives. The narrative reason specified by AR 635-5-1 for a discharge under Chapter 4, AR 635-40, is "Disability, Permanent (Enhanced)," and the separation code is SEJ. The regulation further stipulates that no deviation is authorized. There is no provision for any other reason to be entered under this regulation. The record does not contain any indication or evidence of arbitrary or capricious actions by the command and all requirements of law and regulation were met and the rights of the applicant were fully protected throughout the separation process. The discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the regulation, was within the discretion of the separation authority, and the applicant was provided full administrative due process. 9. BOARD DETERMINATION: In a records review conducted at Arlington, VA on 7 June 2019, and by a 5-0 vote, the Board denied the request upon finding the separation was both proper and equitable. 10. BOARD ACTION DIRECTED: a. Issue a New DD-214 / Issue a New Separation Order: No b. Change Characterization to: No Change c. Change Reason to: No Change d. Change Authority to: No Change e. Change SPD / RE Code to: No Change Authenticating Official: Legend: AWOL - Absent Without Leave GD - General Discharge NCO - Noncommissioned Officer SCM - Summary Court Martial BCD - Bad Conduct Discharge HS - High School NIF - Not in File SPCM - Special Court Martial BH - Behavioral Health HD - Honorable Discharge NOS - Not Otherwise Specified SPD - Separation Program Designator CG - Company Grade Article 15 IADT - Initial Active Duty Training OAD - Ordered to Active Duty TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury CID - Criminal Investigation Division MP - Military Police OMPF - Official Military Personnel File UNC - Uncharacterized Discharge ELS - Entry Level Status MST - Military Sexual Trauma PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder UOTHC - Under Other Than Honorable Conditions FG - Field Grade Article 15 NA - Not applicable RE - Reentry VA - Veterans Affairs ARMY DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD CASE REPORT AND DIRECTIVE AR20180008147 1