Docket No: 10926-18 
Ref: Signture Date 
 
Dear   
 
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to Title 10, United States Code, section 1552.  After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) found the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied.      
 
A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 27 November 2019. The names and votes of the 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 support thereof, relevant portions of your naval record, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies.  
 
You request that your DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect that you were medically discharged on 22 December 1969 and that you receive the severance pay that you were entitled to but you allege you never received.  The Board, however, concluded that your DD Form 214 is correct.  Upon review of your record, it was determined that your injuries were reviewed by a Medical Evaluation Board, a Physical Evaluation Board, and the Physical Review Council.  As a result, it was mandated that you be discharged no later than 6 February 1970 due to the physical disability incurred from your injuries.  On 24 December 1969, you were issued orders to proceed to your home of record while the findings of the review boards were finalized, and you were subsequently discharged from the Marine Corps on 6 February 1970.  Additionally, the Board unfortunately determined that there was not enough evidence to determine that you did not receive the severance pay to which you were entitled at the time of your discharge.  
 
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 matters.  New matters are those not previously presented to or 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 of an official naval record, the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.