ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  25 October 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190006372


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show his social security number (SSN) as ending in 
"5225."

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214, ending 5 August 1999
*	two Selective Service Registrations, dated 11 March 2011
*	two Social Security Administration (SSA) letters, dated 13 March 2019
*	Internal Revenue Service (IRS) letter, dated 13 March 2019

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.  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 AR20160000838 on 1 August 2017.

3.  The applicant provides new evidence warranting consideration by the Board.  In the 
original case, the Board also considered a request to correct the applicant's name to , 
based his birth certificate.  This information is relevant to this proceeding as the 
applicant has provided evidence reflecting his name as and.

4.  The applicant states that he entered the U. S. Army under a SSN ending in because 
this was the number his parents led him to believe was correct.  Later, his mother gave 
him the original SSN.

5.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 23 May 1996.  His SSN ending in is 
listed on his enlistment contract.
6.  The applicant was released from active duty on 5 August 1999.  His DD Form 214 
shows his SSN as ending in The SSN listed on his DD Form 214 is the only SSN 
recorded in his military records.

7.  The applicant provides the following documents:

*	Selective Service Registration, dated 11 March 2019, shows his name as CBJ 
and his SSN as ending in 
*	Selective Service Registration, dated 11 March 2019, shows his name as CBJ, 
and his SSN as ending in 
*	SSA Earnings Record, dated 13 March 2019, shows his name as CM, and his 
SSN as ending in 
*	SSA Earnings Record, dated 13 March 2019, shows his name as CJ, and his 
SSN as ending in 
*	IRS Notification, dated 13 March 2019, shows his name as CJ (different first 
name), but this document does not list a SSN

8.  The applicant's request to have his SSN changed in his military records was 
previously considered by the Board and denied 1 August 2017.  The reason cited was 
that the applicant did not use the requested SSN during his period of service.

9.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) prescribes that the DD Form 214 
will reflect the conditions and circumstances that existed at the time the records were 
created.





















BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  The Board carefully considered the applicant’s request, supporting documents and 
evidence in the records.  The Board considered the applicant’s statement, his record of 
service, the SSN shown in the records, the SSN on his separation documents and the 
precious consideration by the ABCMR.  The Board considered the The Board found 
insufficient in-service evidence to determine that the SSN in the applicant’s records did 
not accurately represent the circumstances as they existed at the time of his service.  
Based on a preponderance of evidence, the Board determined that the SSN shown for 
the applicant upon separation was not in error or unjust.

2.  The applicant is advised that a copy of this decisional document will be filed in his 
official military personnel file.  This should serve to clarify any questions or confusion 
about the difference in the SSN recorded in his military records and the SSN he uses 
today.
3.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that 
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 to amend the decision of the ABCMR set forth in Docket 
Number AR20160000838 on 1 August 2017.
  


	  
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:

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, prescribes the 
separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from 
active military service or control of the Army.  It states the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of 
the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty.  The DD Form 214 is of vital 
importance to the separating Soldier and must be properly prepared according to 
prescribed guidance.  All available military records will be used to prepare this form.

				//NOTHING FOLLOWS//

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