DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 Docket No:5592-18 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 for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 9 August 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 requested to establish eligibility to transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to your son, The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions. However, the Board determined your son does not meet the eligibility criteria to have education benefits transferred to him as a result of not meeting the criterion delineated in the Department of Defense Instruction 1341.13. Pursuant to the aforementioned policies, Bureau of Naval Personnel Notice 1780 was promulgated specifying dependents must be enrolled in the Defense Eligibility Enrollment System and be eligible for identification card benefits. For children, this means the child has not reached age 21, or has not reached age 23 and is enrolled full-time at an institution of higher learning. Per your DD Form 149, Application of Correction of Military Records, your son was 22-years old and attending college on a part-time basis; thereby ineligible for transferred education benefits. 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, which will require you to complete and submit a new DD Form 149. 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.