IN THE CASE OF:  		  

		BOARD DATE:  16 September 2014  	  

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20140001219 


THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:

1.  Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any).

2.  Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any).


THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his Social Security Number (SSN) as XXX-X4-XXXX instead of XXX-X6-XXXX.

2.  The applicant states the SSN recorded on his DD Form 214 is incorrect.

3.  The applicant provides copies of his DD Form 214 and Social Security Card.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice.  This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so.  While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file.  In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing.

2.  The applicant was inducted into the U.S. Army on 16 August 1965.  At the time the applicant was inducted, the U.S. Armed Forces did not use the SSN for identification; he was issued a service number.
3.  The applicant's DD Form 398 (Statement of Personal History), prepared by him during his processing for entrance into the U.S. Army, shows he entered XXX-X4-XXXX in the SSN block.

4.  A review of the applicant's military personnel records failed to reveal any other reference to his SSN during the period 16 August 1965 through 14 August 1967.

5.  On 15 August 1967, the applicant was honorably released from active duty (REFRAD) and transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve Control Group (Annual Training).  Item 3 (SSN) of the DD Form 214 that he was issued at the time shows his SSN as XXX-X6-XXXX.

6.  In support of his application the applicant provides a copy of his Social Security Card that shows his SSN as XXX-X4-XXXX.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The U.S. Army was not using the SSN for identification purposes at the time the applicant was inducted.  However, at the time he was being processed for induction, he indicated that his SSN was XXX-X4-XXXX and this SSN is recorded in his military records.

2.  The available evidence shows the applicant's correct SSN was entered in his military records during the period of his active duty.  However, it appears that during the preparation of his DD Form 214 an administrative error occurred resulting in the incorrect listing of his SSN when he was REFRAD.

3.  Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant's DD Form 214 to show his correct SSN as shown on his Social Security Card.

BOARD VOTE:

___X____  ___X___   ___X____ GRANT FULL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION


BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief.  As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting from item 3 of his DD Form 214 the current entry and replacing it with the SSN as shown on his Social Security Card.



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               CHAIRPERSON
      
I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.

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