ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:

	BOARD DATE:  10 June 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20180004173


APPLICANT REQUESTS: through the Disabled American Veterans organization, that 
his social security number (SSN) be corrected on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of 
the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) from xxx-xx-xxxx to xxx-xx-xxxx.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214 
*	SSN Card 
*	Birth Certificate 

FACTS:

1.  The applicant did not file within the three year time frame provided in Title 10,          
U.S. Code, 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 he was rushed to sign his DD Form 214 and did not completely 
review for accuracy.  He noticed the incorrect SSN and brought it to the attention of his 
superiors, and they said it would be corrected but they did not correct the DD Form 214. 

3.  The applicant provides:

*	his DD Form 214 with an effective date 10 March 1966 showing the                            
SSN xxx-xx-xxxx
*	a SSN card showing SSN xxx-xx-xxxx
*	State of Oklahoma birth certificate showing when and where he was born  

3.  A review of the applicant’s records show:

*	11 March 1964 - the applicant was inducted to the United States Army 
*	DD Form 47 (Record of Induction) shows a Service Number was used for 
identification and a SSN was not listed 
*	Transcript of Master Personnel Records (Enlisted) shows the applicant’s SSN as 
xxx-xx-xxx
*	10 March 1966 - the applicant received an honorable discharge for Expiration of 
Term of Service 

4.  The SSN listed in the applicant’s records show xxx-xx-xxxx.  The record is void of 
the SSN showing xxx-xx-xxxx

5.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separations Documents), in effect during the applicant's 
active duty service, prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon 
retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It 
established standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It provided that 
the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active 
service, providing a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release 
from active duty, retirement, or discharge. 

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that relief 
was not warranted.  The applicant consistently used the number xxx-xx-xxxx in all 
documents that required an SSN throughout his military service. There is no evidence 
that he ever took any action to change his Social Security Number while he was on 
active duty.  Absent an official letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA) 
indicating that the applicant was using an incorrect SSN, or an official statement 
attesting to SSA issuing an additional SSN to the same person, or other documentary, 
corroborating evidence of the need for an applicant to make major SSN changes to their 
military record, the Board agreed that regulatory guidance provides for the maintaining 
of military records as they were during the member’s period of service. 
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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.


ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE(S):

Not Applicable

REFERENCES:

1.  Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of 
military records must be filed within 3 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 3-year 
statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to       
do so.  
2.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separations Documents), in effect during the applicant's 
active duty service, prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon 
retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It 
established standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It provided that 
the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active 
service, providing a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release 
from active duty, retirement, or discharge.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//


ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20180004173
	
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