DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 
Docket No. 491-17 
SEP 11 2017 

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 ofthe Board for Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 10 August 2017. The names and votes ofthe members of the 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 supp01t thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes, regulations and policies. 

A review of your record shows you entered active duty with the Navy in 1996 and were eventually placed on the Temporary Disability Retirement List in 2004 for Retinitis Pigmentosa. You were transferred to the Permanent Disability Retirement List in February 2008. On 16 June 2009, the Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC) Board denied your request for CRSC based on a lack of evidence that any of your disability conditions were caused by a specific combat related event. On 4 January 2017, the CRSC Board again denied your request for CRSC 
for your Retinitis Pigmentosa condition due to lack ofevidence that a specific combat related event caused your condition. 

The Board carefully considered your arguments that you deserve CRSC for your Retinitis Pigmentosa. You assert the CRSC Board wrongfully denied your request despite the existence of a service connection found by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Unfortunately, the Board disagreed with your rationale for relief The Board was unable to find any evidence in your record that would qualify your condition for CRSC. Based on your own statement in your CRSC application, you are not sure what you were doing when your disability condition was incurred. The PEB also determined that your disability did not result from a combat related injury. These two facts, combined with the additional fact that Retinitis Pigmentosa is a hereditary disease, convinced the Board that your Retinitis Pigmentosa condition does not qualify for CRSC. Additionally, you failed to provide any evidence that your condition meets the criteria required Docket No. 49 1-17 
for payment of CRSC under Department of Defense guidelines. Accordingly, the Board was unable to find an error or injustice wananting 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. Consequentl y, 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