IN THE CASE OF: 

		BOARD DATE:	  10 June 2014

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20130016302 


THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:

1.  Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any).

2.  Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any).


THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant requests change of item 19b (Nearest Relative) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty).

2.  The applicant states the person listed is not a relative.

3.  The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant served in the Regular Army from 31 December 2008 through 11 September 2011 and was separated due to a combat-related disability.
 
2.  His DD Form 93 (Record of Emergency Data), dated 5 June 2010, lists the person shown in item 19b as his spouse who lived at the address shown on the DD Form 214.

3.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) provided the guidance for completion of the DD Form 214.  The directions for block 19a and 19b are: MAILING ADDRESS AFTER SEPARATION and NEAREST RELATIVE will be provided by the Soldier. This address must be a permanent address.  Advise a Soldier that the name and address of a relative should be someone who will know their location and address at all times.  When a relative is not available, use a close friend.  When the person is at the same address as 19a enter “(NAME) and ADDRESS SAME AS BLOCK 19a.”

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The available evidence shows that at the time the DD Form 214 was prepared the person listed in block 19b as his nearest relative was the applicant's spouse.

2.  The applicant provided no evidence or argument that he meant to list some other person in block 19b.

3.  There is no regulatory requirement to keep the DD Form 214 updated.  It is not intended to be a running record, only a record of circumstances at the time of separation.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT FULL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

___X___  ___X____  ____X____ DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.  Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.



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               CHAIRPERSON

I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.
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