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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVPJ..RECORDS 701 S.COURTHOUSE ROAD, sUITE 1001
. ARLINGTON,VA 22204-2490

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Docket No: 4583-15

Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records Secretary of the Navy

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Ref:	(a) Title 10 u .s.c .  1552 Encl:	(1) DD Form 149 w/attachments
(2) Subject 's naval record

1. Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a) Subject, hereinafter referred to as Petitioner, filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting, in effect, that the applicable naval record be corrected to show a Separation Program Number consistent with an inadequate personality disorder.

2 .	The Board,
reviewed Petitioner's	egations o	error an	inJ ustice on 1 February 2016 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below should be ta.ken on the available evidence of record.	Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of the enclosures, naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations and policies.

3.	The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice, finds as follows: before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy .

CONCLUSION

Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting the following corrective action.

The Board determined that the Petitioner was assigned an erroneous Separation Program Number on his DD Form 214 for schizoid personality disorder when he was diagnosed and separated due to an inadequate personality disorder.	In addition, the Board determined that due to the injustice and ·stigma associated with his separation for unsuitability, the narrative reason of his discharge should be changed to secretarial Authority.

RECOMMENDATION :

Docket No: 4583-15

That Petitioner's naval	ecord be corrected, where appropriate, to show that:

a.	Petitioner's DD Form 214 reflect the reason and authority as Secretarial Authority along with a SPD code consistent with that separation authority .

b. A copy of this Report of Proceedings will be filed in
Petitioner's naval record.

4.	It is certified that quorum was present at the Board's review and deliberations, and that the foregoing	nd com lete record of the Board's proceedings in the above 
s.	Pursuant to the delegation of	Section 6 (e)
of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 723.6(e)) and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the authority of reference
(a), has been approved .by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.

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Executive Director

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