DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 534-17/ 402-16

MAY 19 2018 

This is in reference to your reconsideration request received. You previously petitioned the 
Board and were advised in our letter of 3 January 2017, that your application had been denied. 
Your case was reconsidered in accordance with Board of Correction of Naval Records 
procedures that conform to Lipsman v. Secrctary of the Army, 335F.Supp.2d 48 (D.D.C. 2004). 
After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board found the evidence 
submitted was insufficient to establish the existence ofprobable material error or injustice. 
Consequently, your application has been denied. 

Your current request has been carefully examined by a three-member panel ofthe Board for 
Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session on 2 April 2018. The names and votes 
of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request. Documentary material considered by 
the Board consisted of your application and any material submitted in support ofyour 
application. 

You presented as evidence, five a statements dated 1October 2017. Additionally, you provided 
undated letter from the DVA, two Office of 
Personnel Management notices, finger prints, Statement of Federal Service, Marriage Certificate, and Standard Form  . 
Although some of the enclosures are new evidence, 
the Board determined that the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of 
probable material error or injustice. The Board in its review discerned no impropriety or 
inequity in your discharge. 

It is regretted that the circumstances of your reconsideration petition are such that favorable 
action cannot be taken again. You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon the 
submission ofnew and material evidence. New evidence is evidence not previously considered 
by the Board. In the absence of sufficient new and material evidence for reconsideration, the 
decision ofthe Board is final, and your only recourse would be to seek relief, at no cost to the 
Board, from a court of appropriate jurisdiction. 

It is important to keep in mind that a presumption of regularity 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 ofprobable material error or injustice. 

Sincerely, 

Executive Director