[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR865.6]

[Page 176]
 
                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 865_PERSONNEL REVIEW BOARDS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart A_Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records
 
Sec. 865.6  Reconsideration of applications.

    The Board may reconsider an application if the applicant submits 
newly discovered relevant evidence that was not available when the 
application was previously considered. The Executive Director will 
screen each request for reconsideration to determine whether it contains 
new evidence.
    (a) If the request contains new evidence, the Executive Director 
will refer it to a panel of the Board for a decision. The Board will 
decide the relevance and weight of any new evidence, whether it was 
reasonably available to the applicant when the application was 
previously considered, and whether it was submitted in a timely manner. 
The Board may deny reconsideration if the request does not meet the 
criteria for reconsideration. Otherwise the Board will reconsider the 
application and decide the case either on timeliness or merit as 
appropriate.
    (b) If the request does not contain new evidence, the Executive 
Director will return it to the applicant without referral to the Board.