RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-01072

XXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: NO	

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

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

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

He was issued a new SSN due to damaging identity theft. 

In support of his request, the applicant provides a letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA).   

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a former Air Force airman (E-2).

The applicant served in the Air Force from 10 Dec 79 to 15 Jun 81, with the same SSN recorded on his DD Form 214.

On 10 Dec 20, the SSA issued the applicant a document verifying the SSN indicated on his DD Form 214 was changed effective 1 Sep 98 due to proof of identity theft.

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

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY/GUIDANCE

AFI 36-2608, Military Personnel Records System, Table A6.1 (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 (SSA), showing the applicant’s name, the old or erroneous SSN, and the new or correct SSN.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was 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 the victim of an injustice.  AFI 36-2608 indicates records of former Airmen should not be corrected unless evidence proves the SSN used while serving with the Air Force was incorrect or erroneously recorded. However, although the applicant’s SSN used during service was correctly annotated on his DD Form 214, he has provided evidence from the SSA that his SSN was changed due to identity theft. Therefore, in the interest of justice, 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 APPLICANT be corrected to show the DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued in conjunction with the 15 Jun 81 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct SSN in Block 3.

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-2021-01072 in Executive Session on 21 Apr 22:

, 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 14 Dec 20.
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.