Roberts

Plaintiff is a former sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, who was discharged "under honorable conditions” on June 8, 1970, after approximately 9 years of service. In 1973 plaintiff requested the Board for Cor*889rection of Naval Records ("Correction Board”) to change his records to show that he was discharged from the Marine Corps with severance pay or retired by reason of physical disability. This request was denied approximately 6 months later. On June 4, 1976, plaintiff filed the petition in the present case seeking an award of physical disability retirement pay and correction of his…