RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2019-04013

XXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
	
	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The date of birth on his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected to reflect XXXXX.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

The date of birth entered on his DD Form 214 is in error.  This prevents him from on-line access with the Department of Veterans Affairs benefits.  In support of his request the applicant provided his birth certificate, which reflects a date of birth as XXXX.

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a former Regular Air Force senior airman (E-4) honorably discharged on 20 Oct 86.

DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States, Item 7, Date of Birth, reflects XXXXX.

DD Form 214, Item 5, Date of Birth, reflects XXXXX.

For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B.

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY

AFI 36-2608, Military Personnel Records System, Table A7.5, Correction to Date of Birth, Note 3, provides as follows:  Do not correct records of former members unless evidence proves the date of birth used while serving with the Air Force was erroneously recorded.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was not timely filed, but it is in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.

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

3.  After reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes the applicant is the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board finds a preponderance of the evidence substantiates the applicant’s contentions.  The applicant provided his birth certificate, which verifies the correct date of birth.  Therefore, the Board recommends correcting the applicant’s records as indicated below.

RECOMMENDATION

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to the APPLICANT be corrected to show DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, Item 5, Date of Birth, as XXXXXX.

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-2019-04013 in Executive Session on 6 May 20:

, Panel Chair
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

All members voted to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 25 Jul 19.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.

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