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 relevant portions of your naval record and your application, 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 28 May 2020 and again on 6 August 2020, after receiving a subsequent advisory opinion.  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.  In addition, the Board considered the advisory opinions contained in Navy Personnel Command memorandum 1430 PERS8031/0153 of 27 May 2020 and Navy Personnel Command memorandum 1910 Pers-312/DV of 28 May 2020; copies which were previously provided to you for comment.     
    
You requested to have your record reflect advancement to paygrade E-6.  The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions.  However, the Board concluded upon review of your record that you were advanced to Boilerman Second Class Petty Officer (BT2)/E-5 on 16 November 1953.  Subsequently, you completed the training requirements to participate in the BT1/E-6 Navy Wide Advancement Examination (NWAE), and may have participated in the NWAE on 24 August 1954.  However, there is no record indicating that you passed the NWAE or that you were advanced to BT1/E-6 prior to being discharged on 3 November 1954.  In this connection, the Board substantially concurred with the comments contained in the advisory opinions. 
 
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.   
 
   Sincerely,