DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 
Docket No. 2325-17 
OCT 0 9 2017 

Dear

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

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 7 September 2017. The names and votes ofthe members ofthe panel will be furnished upon request. Your allegations of error 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, relevant portions ofyour naval record and applicable statutes, regulations and policies. 

A review ofyour record shows you entered active duty with the Marine Corps in April 2012. You suffered a stress fracture to your left femur while in Basic Training but recovered after a period ofrehabilitation. Upon reporting to the School of Infantry, you suffered another stress fracture to your left femur resulting in your processing for administrative separation for condition not a disability. After acknowledging your rights, you were discharged on 24 January 2013. 

The Board carefully considered your arguments that you deserve a disability discharge as a result ofyour stress fracture injury. You assert that you continue to suffer pain as a result ofyour injury and provided medical evidence of treatment in the form of an x-ray appointment with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Unfortunately, the Board disagreed with your rationale for relief. The Board concluded there was insufficient evidence presented that shows you were unfit for continued naval service as a result of a qualifying disability at the time ofyour discharge. After considering the fact you previously recovered from the same injury during Basic Training, the Board was not convinced that your injury was ofsuch a nature and degree of severity as to interfere with your ability to adequately perform your duties. The fact the Marine Corps determined your stress fracture prevented you from completing the School oflnfantry, by itself, was not compelling evidence to the Board that your stress fracture would not have healed and allowed you to perform the duties of your Military Occupation Specialty. The Board felt that your fracture would eventually heal and allow you to complete your training had the Marine Corps determined it was in their interest to retain you. In the Board's opinion, your situation while assigned to the School oflnfantry was analogous to your time in Basic Training, i.e. the Marine Corps could have retained you until your injury healed. The fact they chose not to do so was not conclusive evidence that you were unfit for continued naval service since it is routine for the Marine Corps to separate service members who are unable to complete the initial training pipeline for a number ofreasons that do not include a disability. 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 ofyour 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 ofregularity 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 of probable material error or injustice. 

Sincerely, 

Executive Director