BOARD DATE: 4 May 2017 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150018314 BOARD VOTE: ___x______ ___x____ ____x_ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION 2 Enclosures 1. Board Determination/Recommendation 2. Evidence and Consideration BOARD DATE: 4 May 2017 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150018314 BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The Board determined the evidence presented is 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 amending his DD Form 214 for the period ending 2 August 1971 by deleting the existing social security number (SSN) and adding the SSN listed on his social security card. ___________x______________ 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. BOARD DATE: 4 May 2017 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150018314 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) by deleting the social security number (SSN) listed in item 3 (SSN) and replacing it with XXX-XX-xxxx. 2. The applicant states, in effect, the SSN currently listed on his DD Form 214 is wrong. 3. The applicant provides a copy of his SSN card and his DD Form 214 for the period ending 2 August 1971. 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 Army of the United States on 9 September 1969. 3. A review of his available service record revealed most documents show his SSN as XXX-XX-xxxx. The following two documents reflect the last four numbers of his SSN as "xxxx": * DA Form 41 (Record of Emergency Data), date illegible * Veterans' Administration (VA) Form 29-8286 (Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Election), dated 22 February 1971 4. He was honorably released from active duty on 2 August 1971. Item 3 (SSN) of his DD Form 214 lists his SSN as XXX-XX-xxxx. 5. The applicant provides a copy of his SSN card that indicates his SSN is XXX-XX-xxxx. REFERENCES: Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separations - Separation Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed policies and procedures for the completion of the DD Form 214. Source documents include the DA Form 20 as well as orders. This regulation essentially states item 3 will show the SSN, as listed in source documents. DISCUSSION: The evidence indicates the SSN listed on his DA Form 41 and VA Form 29-8286, reflecting his SSN as XXX-XX-xxxx, is his correct SSN. It appears an error was made in entering the SSN on his DD Form 214. //NOTHING FOLLOWS// ABCMR Record of Proceedings AR20150000953 Enclosure 1 A