[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR52.21]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 52_BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS OF THE COAST GUARD

--Table of Contents

 

           Subpart C_General Provisions Regarding Applications

 

Sec. 52.21  General requirements.





    (a) An application for correction of a Coast Guard record shall be 

submitted on DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military or 

Naval Record) or an exact copy thereof, and shall be addressed to: 

Chair, Board for Correction of Military Records of the Coast Guard (C-

60), United States Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. 

Forms and explanatory material may be obtained from the Chair of the 

Board.

    (b) The application shall be signed by the person alleging error or 

injustice in his or her military record, except that an application may 

be signed by a family member or legal representative with respect to the 

record of a deceased, incapacitated, or missing person. The family 

member or legal representative must submit proof of his or her proper 

interest with the application.

    (c) No application shall be docketed or processed until it is 

complete. An application for relief is complete when all of the 

following have been received by the Board:

    (1) A signed DD Form 149, providing all necessary responses, 

including a specific allegation of error or injustice, accompanied by 

substantial evidence or information in support of such allegation;

    (2) The military records of the applicant; and

    (3) Any applicable military and Department of Veterans Affairs 

medical records.

    (d) It is the applicant's responsibility to include his or her 

correct mailing address on the DD Form 149 and to inform the Chair in 

writing of any subsequent change of address until the Board or the 

Secretary takes final action on the application.

    (e) Briefs in support of applications must be assembled in a manner 

that



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permits easy reproduction and may not exceed twenty-five double-spaced 

typewritten pages in a type size with no more than twelve characters per 

inch. This limitation does not apply to supporting documentary evidence. 

In complex cases, the Chair may waive this limitation.