Docket No: 10930-19 
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 the evidence with respect to your request to upgrade your characterization of service was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied. 

Although your application was not filed 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 7 May 2020.  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 26 May 1969.  On 20 February 1970, you were discharged from the Navy by reason of a disability that was existing prior to entry, with an honorable characterization of service.  Please see a copy of your DD Form 214, enclosed, which sets forth your honorable characterization of service. 

The Board carefully weighed your contentions, which include that you received a general discharge and that you are unable to get health care or USAA insurance.  Please note, however, that applicable naval records reflect that your service was honorable.  Accordingly, the Board did not find evidence of an error or injustice that warrants upgrading your characterization of service. Concerning your statements relating to health care and USAA insurance, please note that the Board does make determinations concerning your ability to obtain medical services or insurance.  

You should direct such inquiries to the appropriate federal, state, or local Departments of Veterans Affairs, or to any individual insurance company. 
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.