IN THE CASE OF:	  

		BOARD DATE:	  12 August 2014

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20130022274 


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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show the correct amount of his severance pay was $74,483.76 vice $92,388.51.

2.  He states his leave and earnings statement (LES) shows his separation pay was $74,483.76 before taxes.

3.  He provides:

* DD Form 214
* Self-authored statement
* Fort Belvoir Transition Center Finance Worksheet for DD Form 214
* Separation Payment Computation
* Orders 353-4, dated 19 December 2011
* LES for the period 1 to 31 May 2012

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  After having prior enlisted service in the Army National Guard (ARNG), the applicant was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the ARNG on 21 August 1984.  He was ordered to active duty on 1 October 2003 and remained on active until he was honorably released on 31 May 2012. 

2.  Item 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 shows "SEPARATION PAY - $92,388.51."  
3.  The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) verified that the applicant received readjustment/separation pay in the amount of $74,483.76.

4.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, established standardized policy for preparing the DD Form 214.  It states for a Soldier receiving separation/readjustment or non-disability severance pay (as indicated by the finance office), enter type of pay and amount in item 18.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

DFAS confirmed the applicant received $74,483.76 for readjustment/separation pay.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show the correct amount of separation pay he received.

BOARD VOTE:

____X____  ___X_____  __X______  GRANT FULL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief.  As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending from the remarks section of his DD Form 214 by:

* deleting "SEPARATION PAY - $92,388.51"
* adding "SEPARATION PAY - $74,483.76"



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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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