ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	

	BOARD DATE:  9 April 2020

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170017575


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of the social security number (SSN)
reflected on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer 
or Discharge) to reflect SSN Y.

LEGEND:  X = SSN ending in 
                  Y= SSN ending in 

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	letter from Social Security Administration
*	Driver's License 
*	SSN Card

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 (ABCMR) 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 he is requesting correction of his SSN and military 
information as it was placed in the computer system.  When he went to his local 
Department of Veterans Affairs hospital and they tried to register him in the 
computer system with his selective service number and SSN, they could not locate 
him in the computer system.  His SSN  was changed to SSN  in 1979 by the 
social security administration.

3. The applicant’s service records contain the following documents for the Board's 
consideration:

	a.  A DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) which shows the applicant's 
SSN X.

	b.  A DD Form 214, which shows the applicant's SSN .

4.  The applicant provides the following documents for the Board's consideration:

	a.  A DD Form 214; however his name and SSN are cut off the top of the form.

	b.  A letter from the Social Security Administration, dated 10 April 1979, which 
shows his SSN .  They included a SSN Y card with the letter and if he had a SSN 
Card under any number, he was to return it to their office.

	c.  Copies of his driver's license and SSN card with his SSN listed as   

5.  See applicable references below.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  The Board carefully considered the applicant’s request, supporting documents 
and evidence in the records.  The Board considered the applicant’s statement, his 
record of service, the SSN in his records and the post-service documents from the 
SSA, the SSN card issued in 2017 and the other personal documents provided by 
the applicant.  The Board considered the SSA correspondence, however, the 
applicant did not provide explanation pertaining to the SSN in his records.  The 
Board did not find sufficient evidence to show that the SSN in the applicant’s records 
was not reflective of the circumstances as they existed at the time of service.  Based 
on a preponderance of evidence, the Board determined that the SSN shown at this 
discharge was not in error or unjust.

2.  The applicant is advised that a copy of this decision will be placed in his 
personnel file to clarify the difference between the SSN in his records and the one 
he uses today.

3.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found 
that relief was not 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 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:

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 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), in effect at the time, prescribed 
the separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers at the time of 
retirement, discharge, or release from active duty service or control of the Active 
Army.  It established standardized policy for preparing and distributing the 
DD Form 214.  The general instructions stated all available records would be used 
as a basis for preparation of the DD Form 214.

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ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20190011137

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