PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  25 August 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR1998013746

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.  

	Mr. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Ms. Lee Tinsley		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Luther L. Santiful		Chairperson	
	Mr. Allen L. Raub		Member	
	Mr. Lester Echols		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Separation Document) to reflect entitlement to separation pay.

3.  The applicant states that the remark section on his DD Form 214 must reflect authorization to separation pay and the amount.

4.  He enlisted in the Regular Army on 5 October 1989, served 8 years, 0 months and 22 days before being discharged on 26 October 1997 for completion of required service with an Honorable discharge.

5.  According to a letter dated December 2, 1997, from DFAS-IN, to a member of Congress, the applicant was entitled to separation pay.  The letter further instructed that the applicant has to obtain a correction to DD Form 214 before he can receive separation pay due to him.

6.  In a fax received from DFAS-IN, calculations show that the applicant is entitled to full separation pay in the amount of $13,389.12.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Applicant is entitled to separation pay for 96 months of active service and therefore should have DD Form 214 corrected.

2.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the applicant is entitled to separation pay in the amount of 
$13, 389.12 and that a DD Form 215 be issued to show the authorization and amount of the entitlement.

BOARD VOTE:  

________  ________  ________  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1998013746	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990825	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  291	Separation Pay	
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6.