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. 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 case on its merits. A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 15 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. A review of your record shows that you entered active duty with the Marine Corps in June 1976. On March 1981 you suffered an episode of somnambulism and were diagnosed with the condition based on your history of similar episodes. After another episode of somnambulism occurred on March 1981 you were medically recommended for administrative separation on April 1981 for your somnambulism condition. You were notified of administrative separation processing on April 1981 for unsuitability and acknowledged your rights. On August 1981, you were discharged with an Honorable characterization of service due to a condition not a disability. Post-discharge, you completed your associates degree and worked for the as a mental health worker and agency Director. You also sold cars and cared for developmentally disabled individuals before transitioning to security work. As of 2018, you were rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Board carefully considered your arguments that you deserve a change to your narrative reason for separation to disability or placement on the disability retirement list. You assert that you were unfit for continued naval service as evidenced by your current VA rating for PTSD. Unfortunately, the Board disagreed with your rationale for relief. First, the Board found insufficient evidence you were suffering from PTSD symptoms while on active duty or that you were unable to perform the duties of your office, grade, rank or rating at the time of your discharge due to PTSD. The Board relied on your post-discharge accomplishments to find that there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of unfitness for continued naval service. You were able to complete your associates degree and maintain employment that resulted in you obtaining a Director position with the In the Board’s opinion, these accomplishments after your discharge from the Marine Corps showed that you were not suffering from an occupational impairment sufficient to support a finding of unfitness for continued naval service while you were on active duty. Second, the Board found sufficient evidence to support the Marine Corps’ decision to administratively separate you for unsuitability due to a condition not a disability. Your medical record shows you suffered multiple episodes of somnambulism between Additionally, somnambulism is identified as a medical condition that is not considered a disability under Department of Defense policy. Therefore, based on your somnambulism diagnosis and the medical recommendation for administrative separation, the Board determined the preponderance of the evidence supported a finding that you were appropriately discharged for a condition not considered a disability. Third, the Board was not persuaded by your current PTSD diagnosis and VA assigned disability rating that you were unfit for continued naval service in . Eligibility for compensation and pension disability ratings by the VA is tied to the establishment of service connection and is manifestation-based without a requirement that unfitness for military duty be demonstrated. As previously discussed, the Board found ample evidence that you were likely fit for active duty based on your post-discharge employment history and educational accomplishments. Accordingly, the Board found insufficient evidence of error or injustice to warrant a change to your record. 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.