Docket No: 5899-19 
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 for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 28 October 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 enlisted in the Marine Corps and began a period of active duty on 20 June 2000.  Prior to entering the Marine Corps, you completed a medical screening as part of the enlistment process and denied any significant past medical history.  After you started active duty, you were seen by the Medical Dispositions Officer on 17 August 2000.  You reported migraine headaches and a central scotoma was noted.  You were subsequently processed for erroneous entry due to Migraine headaches.  On 23 August 2000, you were discharged from the Marine Corps with an uncharacterized discharged on the basis of involuntary discharge from entry; you received a reentry (RE) code of RE-3P. 
 
You request a change to your separation narrative from Erroneous Enlistment to “Medical with Disability rating.”  You note that you have a 10% service connected disability rating from Veterans Affairs, and provide documentation indicating that your determination was backdated to 1 December 2016.
     
The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors and took into account that you are seeking a change to the separation narrative in part to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility for your home loan/ refinancing.  The Board noted that you were not discharged from the Marine Corps pursuant to a service-connected disability for which you were assigned a disability rating at the time of discharge on 23 August 2000.  The Board determined that the 17 August 2000 recommendation from the Medical Dispositions Officer supported your discharge based on an erroneous entry due not being aware of a defect and the defect was not detected or waived by MEPS.  The Board noted that the 10% post-service disability rating from Veterans Affairs is not necessarily reflective of a disability rating assigned by the Marine Corps at the time of discharge.  The Board concluded that your current separation narrative appropriately documents the nature of your discharge. 
 
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,