DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No. 927-16 
OCT 31 2016 

Dear 

This is in reference to your application for correction ofyour naval record pursuant to the 
provisions of 1O USC 1552. 

Although your application was not filed in a timely manner, the Board found it in the interest of 
justice to waive the statute oflimitations and consider your case on its merits. A three-member 
panel ofthe Board for Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your 
application on 6 October 2016. Your allegations oferror and injustice were reviewed in 
accordance with administrative regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this 
Board. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted ofyour application, together 
with all material submitted in support thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes, 
regulations and policies. 

A review ofyour record shows that you entered the Marine Corps in February 1986. On 26 June 
1989, you were found unfit for continued naval service due to degenerative joint disease to your 
right ankle. Your condition was rated I 0% disabling resulting in your discharge from the Marine 
Corps with severance pay. 

The Board carefully considered your arguments that your disability was incorrectly rated by the 
Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) in 1989. Unfortunately, the Board determined insufficient 
evidence exists to grant relief in your case. You presented no evidence to support your assertion 
that the PEB incorrectly rated your ankle condition. Absent evidence to support your assertion, 
the Board concluded there was insufficient evidence to overturn the decision ofthe PEB. 
Accordingly, the Board was unable to find an error or injustice warranting a correction to your 
record and denied your application. The names and votes ofthe members ofthe panel will be 
furnished upon request. 

With regard to your request to change to your active duty calculations on your DD Form 214, 
because your request is for an administrative correction which does not require action by this 
Board, you may submit your request to the Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, 2008 
Elliot Road, Quantico VA 22134-5030 to request that an administrative correction be made on 
your DD Form 214. 

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 of new 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 this case. In this regard, it is important to 
keep in mind that a presumption ofregularity attaches to all official records. Consequently, 
when applying for a correction ofan official naval record, the burden is on the applicant to 
demonstrate the existence ofprobable material error or injustice. 

Sincerely, 


Executive Director