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 March 27, 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 and applicable statutes, regulations and policies.   
 
You requested that your discharge reflect that you attained the rank of Second Class Petty Officer in  and discharged in that pay grade and that your record does not reflect your true paygrade.  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 that your naval records reflect that you were released from [active duty] effective January 25, 1973 and later advanced to PR2/E5 in a reserve status at Replacement Training Unit 92,   effective March 24, 1973.  On February 25, 1979, you were discharged from the [Navy Reserve] in the paygrade of PR2/E5.  Furthermore, the Board noted that a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) is only issued for [active duty] service, thus your grade of E4 reflects the proper grade at the time your DD Form 214 was issued.   
 
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,