DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 
Docket No. 1073-17 
SEP 11 2017 

Dear

This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to the provisions of 10 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 of limitations and consider your case on its merits. A three-member panel ofthe Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 17 August 2017. The names and votes of the members of the panel will be 
furnished upon request. 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 of your application, together with all 
material submitted in support thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes, regulations and 
policies. 

A review of your record shows that you entered active duty with the Marine Corps in July 1971 
and served until your transfer to the Marine Corps Reserve in July 1973. You served in the 
Reserve until August 1994 when you were transferred to the Retired Reserve awaiting Pay. 

The Board carefully considered your arguments that your military record requires a medical entry that you broke your left knee while on active duty. You assert that your injury was never entered into your military record despite having a cast on your leg for six weeks in 1972 while in Okinawa Japan. Unfortunately, the Board lacked sufficient evidence to grant relief in your case. You provided four photographs ofan individual in a cast on the left leg. The Board was unable to positively identify the individual in the photographs, the time the photographs were taken, or where they were taken. That fact combined with the lack of any reference to your injury in your military record convinced the Board they lacked the evidence to change your record. The Board felt your application lacked the corroboration required to substantiate you suffered a broken left knee in 1972. Accordingly, the Board was unable to find an error or injustice warranting a correction to your record and denied your application. 

It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that favorable action cannot be taken at this time. You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon the submission of new and material evidence. New evidence is evidence not previously considered by the Board. 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 ofan official naval record, the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the existence ofprobable material error or injustice. 

Sincerely, 

Executive Director