ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:

	BOARD DATE:    26 April 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20160019211


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending 14 June 1971, to show his social security number (SSN) as "XXX-XX-XXXX" instead of " XXX-XX-XXXX."

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

* DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
* Social Security Card
* DD Form 214
* a letter

FACTS:

1.  The applicant did not file within the three year time frame provided in Title 10, United States Code (USC), section 1552 (b); however, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records conducted a substantive review of this case and determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. 

2.  As part of his enlistment processing, the applicant completed DD Form 398 (Statement of Personal History), dated 27 September 1968, which lists his SSN as "X11-XX-XXXX."

3.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 1 October 1968.

4.  Numerous documents contained in his Official Military Personnel File list his SSN as " XXX-XX-XXXX " with the exception of one document, which lists his SSN as " XXX-XX-XXXX."

5.  The applicant was discharged on 14 June 1971.  Item 3 (SSN) of his DD Form 214 shows his SSN as "XXX-XX-XXXX."

6.  His records contain a letter from the Director, Discharge Review Board dated            6 October 1980, which identifies him by the SSN he requests.

7.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), then in effect, prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It stated to transcribe the SSN at the time of separation from applicable documents in item 3 (SSN).

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board determined that relief was not warranted.  The Board found that the Social Security Number depicted throughout the applicant’s military record is consistent with what appears on the DD Form 214 of the applicant.  Without a justification or some explanation as to what may have caused the different SSN from the applicant, the Board concluded that no record correction was warranted.

BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

X	X	X	DENY APPLICATION


BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The evidence presented is insufficient to demonstrate the existence of an error.  Therefore, the Board determined the overall merits of this case lack justifiable basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.

	 
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.



REFERENCES:

1.  Title 10, USC, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within three 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 three-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so.
2.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separations Documents), prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It established standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It stated the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active service.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  Item 3 (SSN) states to transcribe SSN at the time of his separation from applicable documents.

 

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20160019211


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