PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           15 March 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999030806

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.  

	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Member	
	Mr. Van B. Cunningham		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 be corrected to show his correct social security number (SSN).

3.  The applicant states that he never had reason to use his DD Form 214 until he recently looked into getting medical benefits.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army on 12 May 1965 and released from active duty on 11 May 1967, prior to the date the Army started using SSNs as an identification number.  All documents from his active duty period except his DD Form 214 contain only his service number.  His DD Form 214 is one digit off (28 instead of 38).  

5.  Two documents from his U. S. Army Reserve (USAR) service contain his (incorrect) SSN -- U. S. Army Administration Center (USAAC) Form 170, Army Reserve Personnel Data Review and his USAR discharge orders.  He earned only membership points while in the USAR.  He was supposed to review all the data on the USAAC Form 170 and make corrections or changes as necessary.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The Board concludes that the applicant’s SSN as shown on his DD Form 214 and two other documents in his records contains a typographical error.

2.  The Board notes that the applicant was supposed to review the data on the USAAC Form 170, to include his SSN, and make the necessary corrections or changes.  However, the Board concludes that it is reasonable to presume that since he never used his SSN while on active duty he did not closely review that item at the time.

3.  In view of the foregoing, it would be in the interest of justice to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the applicant’s DD Form 214 to show his correct SSN and by correcting his U. S. Army Reserve records as appropriate to show his correct SSN.

BOARD VOTE:  

__rvo___  __mkp___  __vbc___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999030806	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000315	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.09	
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