Docket No: 4616-20 
Ref: Signature Date 

Dear : 
 
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552.  After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) found the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied. 
 
Although your application was not filed in a timely manner, the Board found it in the interest of justice to waive the statute of limitations and consider your application on its merits.  A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on  
23 September 2020.  The names and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.  Your allegations of error and injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this Board.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of your application, together with all material submitted in support thereof, relevant portions of your naval record and applicable statutes, regulations and policies. 
 
You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 9 February 1977.  You served three periods of enlistment, with the final period of enlistment terminating on 26 September 1986. 
 
You request that the Board change the social security number (SSN) reflected on your Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214).  The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors in your case, such as your desire to correct your SSN, and submission of supporting documentation.  The Board considered your contention that the SSN listed on your DD Form 214 is not your SSN.  However, after careful review, the Board concluded that the factors presented were not sufficient to warrant relief in your case.  The record shows that you served under the SSN reflected on your contract of enlistment into the naval service and on each of your DD Form 214s.  There is no other evidence in the record that demonstrates that you had a different SSN during your enlistment or at the time of your discharge.  The Board determined that although you presented supporting documentation reflecting a new SSN, your SSN as recorded within your service record is correct for your time of service. 
 
It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that favorable action cannot be taken.  You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon submission of new matters, which will require you to complete and submit a new DD Form 149.  New matters are those not previously presented to or considered by the Board.  In this regard, it is important to keep in mind that a presumption of regularity attaches to all official records.  Consequently, when applying for a correction of an official naval record, the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice. 
 
 Sincerely,