Docket No: 4654-19 
Ref: Signature Date 
 
 
 
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 application on its merits.  A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 25 June 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 Marine Corps and began a period of active service on 7 July 1982.  You received non-judicial punishment (NJP) on 18 January 1983 and 17 November 1983.  On 2 May 1984, you submitted a request for a good of the service (GOS) discharge in lieu of trail by court-martial for the following charges: failure to go to your appointed place of duty and three specifications of insubordinate conduct.  On 9 May 1984, your GOS discharge request was determined to be sufficient in law and fact.  On 10 May 1984, your commanding officer recommended approval of your GOS request for discharge with an other than honorable (OTH) characterization of service by reason of separation in lieu of trial by court-martial.  On 5 June 1984, you were discharged with an OTH characterization of service by reason of separation in lieu of trial by court-martial. 
 
The Board carefully weighed your contention of exposure to contaminated water.  After careful consideration of your contentions, the Board did not find evidence of an error or injustice that warrants adjustment to your record.  Regarding your contention, Public Law 112-154, Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012, requires the Veterans Administration to provide health care to Veterans with one or more of 15 specified illnesses or conditions.  You should contact the nearest office of the Department of Veterans Affairs concerning your right to apply for benefits or appeal an earlier unfavorable determination. 
 
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 the 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.