RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-00539

	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be amended to include the amount of the discharge severance pay she received.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She received severance pay for her medical separation; however, the amount is not reflected on her DD Form 214.  She is required to provide proof of her discharge severance pay amount via her DD Form 214 for tax purposes.  The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant was honorably discharged after serving in the Regular Air Force from 2010 - 2015.  Her separation code and corresponding narrative reason for separation is JEB (Disability, Severance pay, Non-Combat (Enhanced).  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2STM recommends denying the application.  The DD Form 214 was correctly prepared in accordance with the DD Form 214 Personnel Services Delivery Guide.  The DD Form 214 is not used to record the actual amount of separation pay a member is projected to receive.  The separation code and corresponding narrative reason for separation annotated on the DD Form 214 informs the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) that a military member is authorized payment.  However, the actual amount is computed and paid by DFAS after the member’s separation.  DFAS is the payment authority and veterans who require validation of actual payment amounts for tax purposes should contact DFAS.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 20 October 2017 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available avenues of non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, it is the Board’s opinion that the applicant is not the victim of an error.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2STM and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, and the application will only be reconsidered upon receipt of relevant evidence not already considered by the Board.

CERTIFICATION:

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2017-00539 in Executive Session on 24 May 2018:

All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 31 January 2017.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2STM, dated 18 October 2017.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, AFBCMR to applicant, dated 20 October 2017.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.