RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-02683

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: YES

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The social security number (SSN) on her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

Her social security number was changed and she would like her DD Form 214 corrected so that she can apply for Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) benefits.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an honorably discharged Air Force sergeant (E-4).

According to documentation provided by the applicant:

	The applicant’s DD Form 214, indicates she served in the Regular Air Force from 2 Sep 80 to 1 Sep 84 with a SSN of xxx-xx-xxxx.

	On 22 Mar 96, the Department of Veterans Affairs issued the applicant a letter indicating SSN xxx-xx-xxxx, a different SSN from the SSN on her DD Form 214.

	On 27 May 20, the Social Security Administration issued the applicant a Social Security Statement, indicating SSN xxx-xx-xxxx, a different SSN from the SSN on her DD Form 214.

	The applicant’s social security card, indicates her SSN as xxx-xx-xxxx, a different SSN from the SSN on her DD Form 214. 

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY

AFI 36-2608, Military Personnel Records System, Table A7.1 (Correcting SSN in Records), provides as follows: Do not correct records of former Airmen unless evidence proves the SSN used while serving with the Air Force was incorrect or erroneously recorded.  Required proof is an unaltered original document from the Social Security Administration, showing the applicant’s name, the old or erroneous SSN, and the new or correct SSN.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was not timely filed.

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 not the victim of an error or injustice. The Board finds the applicant has not established the social security number was erroneously recorded on the DD Form 214.  Should the applicant provide an unaltered original document from the Social Security Administration, showing the applicant’s name, the old or erroneous SSN, and the new or correct SSN, the Board may reconsider the request.  The Board also notes the applicant did not file the application within three years of discovering the alleged error or injustice, as required by Section 1552 of Title 10, United States Code, and Air Force Instruction 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR).  The Board does not find it in the interest of justice to waive the three-year filing requirement.  Therefore, the Board finds the application untimely and recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

4.  The applicant has not shown a personal appearance, with or without counsel, would materially add to the Board’s understanding of the issues involved.

RECOMMENDATION

The Board recommends informing the applicant the application was not timely filed; it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the delay; and the Board will reconsider the application only upon receipt of relevant evidence not already presented.

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-2020-02683 in Executive Session on 17 Mar 21:

Panel Chair
Panel Member
Panel Member

All members voted against correcting the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 23 Jun 20
Exhibit B:	Documentary Evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Memorandum, SAF/MR, dated 9 March 2015.

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.