ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  21 October 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190003289


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  reconsideration of his earlier request to correct the social 
security number (SSN) listed on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge 
from Active Duty) for the period ending 30 August 1983.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214
*	a letter
*	Record of Proceedings

FACTS:

1.  Incorporated herein by reference are military records, which were summarized in the 
previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of 
Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20130000727 on 1 August 2013.

2.  The applicant states when he enlisted in 1979, his parents provided an erroneous 
SSN.  In approximately 1987, the Social Security Administration contacted him about 
his SSN.

3.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 31 August 1979.  His enlistment 
contract lists his SSN as 

4.  The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 30 August 1983.  The    
DD Form 214 he was issued lists his SSN as 

5.  All documents contained in his records list the SSN as reflected on his DD Form 214.

6.  The applicant provides a letter from the Social Security Administration dated            
25 February 2019, which states the applicant's military earnings are posted to his 
appropriate SSN of.  The applicant was never issued the SSN originally provided to the 
military and the SSN previously provided was not a valid SSN that could have been 
issued.
7.  The only difference between the SSN in the applicant's records and the SSN he is 
currently using are the second and third digits of the SSN.  

8.  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).

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found the 
requested relief is warranted.

2.  The Board noted that when considering his first application on this matter, the Board 
did not have the Social Security Administration letter to consider.  The Board agreed 
that this letter, in particular the confirmation that the applicant's military earnings are 
posted to the SSN he states is correct, shows the SSN recorded in his record was a 
mistake.  The Board determined a preponderance of the evidence supports a 
recommendation to grant relief.  


BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:X	:X	:X	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:	:	:	DENY APPLICATION











BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined the evidence presented is sufficient to grant relief and amend 
ABCMR's decision in Docket Number AR20130000727 on 1 August 2013.  As a result, 
the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual 
concerned be corrected by replacing the entry in item 3 (SSN) of his DD Form 214 with 
the SSN recorded in the Social Security Administration letter dated 25 February 2019.
	  
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:

Army Regulation 635-5 (Separations Documents), 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 separation from 
applicable documents.

      //NOTHING FOLLOWS//

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20190003289

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