ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  26 March 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170015108


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-XX-XXXX " instead of "XXX-XX-XXXX."

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Birth Certificate
*	DD Form 214
*	Certificate of Honor
*	Identification Card 
*	Social Security Card
*	Letter, National Personnel Records Center, dated 15 June 2017

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.  The applicant states his SSN is not listed correctly on his DD Form 214.  The error 
has caused his hospital charts at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to have the 
wrong SSN listed and had also prevented him from being able to file for a VA non-
service connected disability and compensation.  Additionally, someone else is receiving 
his VA benefits and military retirement under his SSN due to this mistake.

3.  He completed a DD Form 398 (Statement of Personnel History) on 16 May 1969, 
wherein he listed his SSN as "XXX-XX-XXXX."

4.  He was inducted into the Army of the United States, on 27 May 1969.  All of the 
records and documents in his military record reflect the SSN he listed on his DD Form 
398.  These documents include but are not limited to the below records:

*	DD Form 1584, National Agency Check Request), dated 2 June 1969
*	DA Form 20 (Personnel Qualification Record), verified on 12 October 1970
*	DD Form 214

5.  The social security card he provides shows his SSN as "XXX-XX-XXXX," the SSN 
he currently requests.  

6.  None of the documents in his military record reflects the SSN he now requests.  

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that relief 
was not warranted.  Because all of the military documents within the service record 
show the same Social Security Number as that currently depicted on the DD214, the 
Board determined that no error was present that required a correction.

BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

X	X	X	DENY APPLICATION


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BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

1.  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.

2.  A copy of this decisional document will be filed in the Applicant's official military 
personnel file.  This should serve to clarify any questions or confusion about the 
difference in the social security number recorded in his military records and the social 
security number he currently uses.

	  
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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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 (Separation Documents) establishes the policy for preparing 
and distributing the DD Form 214.  The regulation directs that the purpose of the 
separation document is to provide the individual with documentary evidence of his or 
her military service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170015108
	
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