ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:

	BOARD DATE:  29 April 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20180015412


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), ending 3 July 1999 to show the correct social security number (SSN).

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

* DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
* DD Form 214
* Self-authored statement
* Social Security Administration Card
* National Personnel Records Center Letter, dated 16 May 2018

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 the last four digits of his SSN are "XXXX" versus "XXXX."  He would like to use his veteran's benefits to purchase a home; however, the mortgage company can only find military records with the wrong SSN.  He contends that he purchased a home in 1997, and another in 2007, using his Veteran Administration (VA) benefits so he is not sure what changed in the system.

3.  On 21 February 1997, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army.  His enlistment contract shows the last four digits of his SSN as "XXXX."

4.  His records are void of documents listing the SSN listed on the Social Security card he provided.

5.  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 was insufficient evidence to grant relief.  The applicant’s record is absence evidence of the SSN ending in “XXXX”. The applicant’s enlistment contract, DD Form 4 shows his SSN as ending in “XXXX” with the applicant’s signature attesting to its correctness. Therefore, the Board determined 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.


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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