RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-03568

XXXXXXXXX	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 did not discover the erroneous SSN on his DD Form 214 until recently.  He is in the process of refinancing his home and plans to use his Veterans Administration home loan benefits.  Correcting this error will help the process go a little easier.    

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a former Air Force sergeant (E-4).

The applicant served in the Air Force from 28 Feb 80 to 25 May 84, with a SSN recorded differently than the SSN recorded on his DD Form 214.

On 15 Nov 21, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued the applicant a document, which indicates a different SSN from the SSN on the applicant’s DD Form 214. 

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 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 (SSA), 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, 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.  The Board finds the applicant’s SSN used while serving with the Air Force was incorrect or erroneously recorded.  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 APPLICANT be corrected to show that the DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued in conjunction with the 25 May 84 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-2021-03568 in Executive Session on 18 Aug 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 8 Sep 21.
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.