, ▁his ▁surv iving ▁sp ouse , ▁next ▁of ▁kin , ▁or ▁legal ▁representative ." ▁ ▁As ▁such , ▁the ▁Naval ▁D isch ar ge ▁Review ▁Board ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁by ▁SE C NA V INST ▁ 5 4 2 0 . 1 7 4 D . ▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁reviews ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁board ▁is ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁a ▁dis charge ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁the ▁proper ▁manner , ▁and ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁a ▁given ▁dis charge ▁is ▁fair ▁/ ▁equ itable ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁reg ulations ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁effect ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁dis charge . ▁ ▁The ▁board ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁re inst ate ▁a ▁member ▁to ▁service . ▁ ▁The ▁Review ▁Board ▁has ▁broad ▁powers ▁to ▁correct ▁any ▁impro p ri ety ▁or ▁in equ ity ▁even ▁if ▁it ▁only ▁has ▁pre ponder ance ▁of ▁such ▁impro p ri ety ▁or ▁in equ ity . ▁ ▁The ▁Naval ▁D isch ar ge ▁Review ▁Board ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁review ▁dis charg es ▁that ▁occurred ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 ▁previously ▁or ▁that ▁were ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁sentence ▁awarded ▁by ▁a ▁General ▁Court ▁Mart ial . ▁If ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁from ▁dis charge ▁have ▁passed , ▁applic ants ▁must ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁for ▁Cor re ction ▁of ▁Naval ▁Records ▁using ▁Form ▁D D - 1 4 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Form ▁D D - 2 9 3 , ▁period ically