ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  26 August 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170005457


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of Blocks 19a (Mailing Address After Separation) and 19b (Nearest Relative) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) 

* from "10XX E X ST AVE, Broomfield, Colorado, 80020"
* to "28XX Hal__ Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76112"

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

* DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
* DD Form 214

FACTS:

1.  The applicant states there was an administrative error with the recording of the mailing address and nearest relative.

2.  Review of the applicant's service records shows: 

	a.  Having had prior service in the Army National Guard and Regular Army, the applicant enlisted in the RA on 20 August 2008.  He served in a variety of assignments. 

	b.  On 8 May 2014, a physical evaluation board (PEB) convened and found his medical conditions rendered him physically unfit.  The PEB recommended his permanent retirement. 

	c.  He retired on 17 August 2014 due to disability.  His DD Form 214 shows in: 

* Block 19a, the mailing address as "1XXX E X ST AVE, Broomfield, Colorado, 80020"
* Block 19b, the name of his nearest relative and the address "1XXX E X ST AVE, Broomfield, Colorado, 80020"

3.  By regulation (AR 635-8), the DD Form 214 is a summary of the Soldier’s most recent period of continuous active duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of all current active, prior active, and prior inactive duty service at the time of separation from active duty.  The DD Form 214 is not intended to have any legal effect on termination of a Soldier’s service.  Paragraph 5-6 provides for detailed instructions for data required in each block of the DD Form 214.  Item 19 provides contact address information.  For item 19b, the data source is as provided by the Soldier; the name and address of a relative should be someone who will know Soldier’s location and address at all times.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found relief was not warranted.  The applicant’s contentions were carefully considered.  The mailing address reflected on the DD Form 214 was used at the time of his separation.  The Board agreed records must reflect the conditions and circumstances that existed at the time the records were created.  In the absence of evidence that shows a material error or injustice, there is a reluctance to recommend that those records be changed. 

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 does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.  Therefore, the Board determined the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a 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:

Army Regulation 635-8 (Separation Processing and Documents) prescribes policy and procedural guidance relating to transition management and separation document preparation.  The DD Form 214 is a summary of the Soldier’s most recent period of continuous active duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of all current active, prior active, and prior inactive duty service at the time of separation from active duty.  The DD Form 214 is not intended to have any legal effect on termination of a Soldier’s service.  Paragraph 5-6 provides for detailed instructions for data required in each block of the DD Form 214.  Item 19 provides contact address information.  For item 19b, the data source is as provided by the Soldier; the name and address of a relative should be someone who will know Soldier’s location and address at all times.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170005457


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