Docket No: 
Ref: Signature date 

Dear : 

This letter 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 that the evidence submitted 
was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice. Consequently, 
your application has been denied. 

Although you did not file your application in a timely manner, the Board found it in the interest 
of justice to waive the statute of limitations and consider your application on its merits. A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 
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, as well as applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 

You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on , you began a period of unauthorized absence (UA) that continued until you were apprehended on, you were counseled that you were not recommended for reenlistment and that you were being administratively separated from the naval service for the good of the service with an other than honorable (OTH) characterization of service. On , you received an OTH discharge. 

You request the Board consider upgrading your discharge and contend that you were denied 
emergency leave (that purportedly had been approved due to illness of a family member). Your 
original service record was incomplete and did not contain any documentation other than your 
DD Form 214 pertaining to your separation from the Navy. The Board noted that you provided 
no evidence to support your contention. Absent of such evidence, the Board relied upon the 
presumption of regularity and presumed that the officials acted in accordance with governing 
law/policy and in good faith. 

The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors in your case, including your 
record of service and contentions, and concluded that these factors were insufficient to warrant a 
change to your discharge given your misconduct of being UA for 235 days. 

It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that favorable action cannot be taken. 

You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon 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.