ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


BOARD DATE:  9 April 2019
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20180000774


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from 
Active Duty) to show the social security number (SSN) listed on his Social Security card.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

   *	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Social Security card
   *	DD Form 214 
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 wrong on his DD Form 214.

3.	The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 4 January 1968. His enlistment 
contract shows the fourth digit of his SSN as "X and the eighth digit of his SSN as "X

4.	He provides his Social Security card, issued, which lists the fourth digit of his SSN 
as "X" and the eighth digit of his SSN as "X."

5.	His records are void of documents that show the SSN listed on the Social Security 
card he provided.

6.	Regulatory guidance requires that the DD Form 214 be completed at the time of 
separation using all available records.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After review of the application and all evidence, the Board determined there is 
insufficient evidence to grant relief.  There is no evidence in the record of the social



security number the applicant provided via the social security card. The board found 
the social security card alone was insufficient evidence to grant relief considering the 
differences in the two social security numbers. Without additional evidence, the Board 
agreed regulatory guidance provides for the maintaining of military records as they 
were during the member’s period of service.

BOARD VOTE:


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GRANT FULL RELIEF
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GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
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GRANT FORMAL HEARING
X
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X
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XX
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X
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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.


ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE(S):

Not Applicable 
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), in effect at the time, prescribed the 
separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers on retirement, discharge, or 
release from active duty service or control of the Active Army.  It stated the
DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active 
duty.  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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