DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 


Docket No. 2105-16 
JUL 8 2016 

Dear , 

This is in reference to your application for correction ofyour naval record pursuant to the 
provisions of 10 USC 1552. 

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session, 
considered your application on 6 June 2016. Your allegations of error and injustice were 
reviewed in accordance with administrative regulations and procedures applicable to the 
proceedings ofthis Board. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of your 
application, together with all material submitted in support thereof, your naval record and 
applicable statutes, regulations and policies. 

After careful and conscientious consideratiOn ofthe entire record, the Board found that the 
evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or 
injustice. In this connection, the Board discredited your statement that you were not advised 
prior to leaving your former command that you needed an approval letter from your gaining 
Commanding Officer (CO) in order to retain your Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) at the 
rate ofyour old Permanent Duty Station (PDS) due to the fact that your Official Change Duty 
orders specifically state, "Members who receive PCS orders when their old and new Permanent 
Duty Stations are within close proximity to each other (based on a reasonable commute 
determined by the gaining CO) may be eligible to receive a close proximity move and receive 
BAH based on their old PDS location. See NAV ADMIN 101/10 for waiver eligibility 
procedures". Additionally, you provided no evidence that you neither requested nor received an 
approval from the gaining CO, stating that your commuting distance is reasonable and that you 
established a residence prior to receiving your orders and continue to maintain your residence. 
Accordingly, your application has been denied. The names and votes of the members ofthe 
panel will be furnished upon request. 

It is regretted that the circumstances ofyour case are such that favorable action cannot be taken. 
You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon submission ofnew and material 
evidence within one year from the date ofthe Board's decision. New evidence is evidence not 
previously considered by the Board prior to making its decision in your case. In this regard, it is 
important to keep in mind that a presumption of regularity attaches to all official records. 

Consequently, when applying for a correction of an official naval record, the burden is on the 
applicant to demonstrate the existence ofprobable material error or injustice. 

Sincerely, 


Executive Director