ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF:    BOARD DATE:  26 March 2019 DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170014794 


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) 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)

•DD Form 214



FACTS: 

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

2.The applicant states, at the time of his service, his SSN was "XXX-XX-xxxX"; thatnumber is incorrect.  His correct SSN is "XXX-XX-xxxX."

3.The applicant's DD Form 214 covers the period 24 June 1987 through 30 October1987 and shows his SSN as "XXX-XX-xxxX."

4.All of the documents, with the exception of the below documents, reflect his SSN asrecorded on his DD Form 214.  The below documents show his SSN as "XXX-XX-xxxX"; the SSN he now requests.

•DA From 4651-R (Request for Reserve Component Assignment or Attachment),dated 28 April 1990

•Orders 101-11, published by Headquarters 86th U.S. Army Reserve Command,on 26 July 1990

•Letter, faxed on 26 September 1994, containing a copy of his social security card





BOARD DISCUSSION: 

After reviewing the application and all supporting evidence, the Board determined that evidence within the military service record supports a full grant.   

BOARD VOTE: 

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:x :x :x GRANT FULL RELIEF 

: : : GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF 

: : : GRANT FORMAL HEARING 

: : : DENY APPLICATION 






BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION


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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 militaryrecords 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 oflimitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so.

2.Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) establishes the policy for preparingand distributing the DD Form 214.  The regulation directs that the purpose of theseparation document is to provide the individual with documentary evidence of his orher military service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.