ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  18 October 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190002716


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show his:
*	social security number (SSN) as "XXX-XX-XXXX" instead of "XXX-XX-XXXX"
*	date of birth (DOB) as "XXXXXX" instead of "XXXXXX"

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214
*	Social Security Card
*	Certification of Birth
*	a letter

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 Board will not consider correction of the applicant's DOB, as this item will be 
addressed through an administrative correction.

3.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 30 December 1981.  His enlistment 
documents lists his SSN as "XXX-XX-XXXX."

4.  He was honorably released from active duty on 19 December 1984.  The DD Form 
214 he was issued lists his SSN as "XXX-XX-XXXX."

5.  The applicant provided a copy of his social security card, which lists his SSN as 
"XXX-XX-XXXX."

6.  None of the documents in his military record show the SSN he requests.  
7.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), then in effect, prescribed the 
separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from 
active military service or control of the Army.  It stated to transcribe the SSN at the time 
of separation from applicable documents in item 3 (SSN) of the DD Form 214.

8.  Army Regulation 15-185 (ABCMR) states an applicant is not entitled to a hearing 
before the ABCMR.  Hearings may be authorized by a panel of the ABCMR or by the 
Director of the ABCMR.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found the 
requested relief is not warranted.

2.  The applicant's records consistently show the SSN recorded on his DD Form 214.  
There is no evidence that the SSN he states is correct was ever recorded in his service 
record.  As such, the Board agreed that the SSN shown on his DD Form 214 accurately 
reflects the record as it existed at the time, and the available evidence is insufficient as 
a basis for recommending relief.  These proceedings will be filed in his Official Military 
Personnel File and should serve to explain that he served under a different SSN than 
the SSN he states is correct.

3.  The Board concurred with the administrative correction addressed in Administrative 
Note(s) below.


BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:XX	:XX	:XXX	DENY APPLICATION






BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

Other than the administrative notes below, the Board determined 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 otherwise 
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):  The DA Form 428 (Application for Identification Card) is 
sufficient to make the following administrative correction to the applicant's DD Form 214 
for the period ending 19 December 1984, without action by the Board.

     a.  delete the entry in item 5 (DOB) and;

     b.  add to item 5 the entry, "XXXXXX."


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 (Separations Documents), then in effect, 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 stated the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the 
Soldier's most recent period of continuous active service.  It provides a brief, clear-cut 
record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or 
discharge.  Item 3 (SSN) states to transcribe SSN at the time of his separation from 
applicable documents.
      //NOTHING FOLLOWS//

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20190002716

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