DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 8659-16 
FEB 05 2017 

Dear [REDACTED]:

This is in reference to your latest reconsiderJtion request dated 28 September 2016 to have your 
reentry code upgraded to RE-1 or RE-IA. You previously petitioned the Board and were 
advised in our letter of 14 February 2014 that your application had been denied. Your case was 
reconsidered in accordance with Board for Correction of Naval Records procedures that conform 
to Lipsman v. Secretary ofthe Army, 335 F. Supp. 2d 48 (D.D.C. 2004). 

Your current request has been carefully examined by a three-member panel ofthe Board for 
Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session on 18 November 2016. The names and 
votes ofthe members ofthe panel will be furnished upon request. Documentary material 
considered by the Board consisted ofyour application and any material submitted in support of 
your application. 

After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board determined that the 
new statements you provided were insufficient to establish the existence ofprobable material 
error or injustice. The Board gave liberal consideration to your contentions over your bipolar 
disorder diagnosis and subsequent fraudulent entry into military service discharge, but found no 
evidence to discredit the diagnosis at the time of service or the assigned reenlistment code. The 
Board reviewed the new statements you submitted and the post-service diagnosis ofan 
oppositional defiant disorder, but the Board was not persuaded to conclude that this new disorder 
would invalidate the previously diagnosed bipolar disorder. Additionally, once a reentry code is 
correctly assigned, it is not routinely changed or upgraded as a result ofevents that occur after 
separation or based merely on the passage oftime. Accordingly, the Board concurs with the 
previous Board decision and your application has again been denied. 

It is regretted that the circumstances ofyour case are such that favorable action cannot be taken. 
In the absence ofsufficiently material evidence for reconsideration, the decision ofthe Board is 
final, and your only recourse would be to initiate action, at no cost to the Board, to a court of 
appropriate jurisdiction. 

Sincerely, 

Executive Director