ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	

	BOARD DATE:  17 October 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190005642


APPLICANT REQUESTS: 

*	have his Pay Entry Base Date (PEBD) changed from 9 August 1989 to
3 February 1989
*	in effect, reimbursement of any debts incurred because of incorrect PEBD

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	letter from Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
*	Leave and Earnings Statements
*	corrected Statement of Service

FACTS:

1.  The applicant states the adjustment made by DFAS to 9 August 1989 was incorrect.

2.  The applicant provides the following documents for the Board's consideration:

*	a letter from DFAS, dated 14 January 2019, which states 
>	the debt established to the applicant's Master Military Pay Account in the 
amount of $2,884.06 is an invalid debt
>	the applicant should have an effective pay date of 3 February 1989
>	the adjustment to change the applicant's pay date to 9 August 1989 was 
incorrect making the debt invalid
*	Leave and Earnings Statement for the month of February 2019 which includes in 
the remarks "remit indebtedness"
*	Leave and Earning Statement for the month of March 2019 which includes in the 
remarks "hld pay $3,146.92"
*	a DA Form 1506 corrected copy (Statement of Service) which shows he entered 
the military, without a break in service, on 3 February 1989

3.  The applicant's service records contain a DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) showing he was honorably retired from the Army National 
Guard on 31 March 2019 with 30 years, 1 month and 28 days of service for pay.

4.  The DFAS website at https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/militaryservice/military 
servicedeposits/estimator/MilPayBuyBackDefinitions.html states the PEBD is the date 
that denotes how much service is creditable towards longevity for pay purposes.  The 
PEBD can be affected by broken service, lost time, and transfer to/from reserve 
components.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After carefully reviewing the applicant’s request, supporting documents, and 
evidence in the records, the Board found the relief is warranted.

2.  The applicant’s PEBD should be corrected from 9 August 1989 to 3 February 1989, 
any debts resulting from the erroneous 9 August 1989 date be canceled, and any 
collections made on such debts be reimbursed to the applicant.



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 warrant a 
recommendation for relief.  As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of 
the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by:

     a.  Showing his PEBD as 3 February 1989 instead of 9 August 1989.

     b.  Cancelling any debts resulting from the erroneous 9 August 1989 PEBD.

     c.  Reimbursing any debts collected as a result of the erroneous 9 August 1989 
PEBD.


	  
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.





REFERENCE:

The DFAS website at https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/militaryservice/military 
servicedeposits/estimator/MilPayBuyBackDefinitions.html states the PEBD is the date 
that denotes how much service is creditable towards longevity for pay purposes.  The 
PEBD can be affected by broken service, lost time, and transfer to/from reserve 
components.

// NOTHING FOLLOWS //

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20190005642

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