ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	 

	BOARD DATE:  2 August 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190007457


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  In effect, correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of 
Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show her social security number (SSN) as 
XXX-XX-XXX, instead of XXX-XX-XXXX.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214 for the period ending on  
*	SSN Card 
*	Birth Certificate 

FACTS:

1.  The applicant did not file within the three year time frame provided in Title 10,          
U.S. Code, 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 following: 

*	she was given this SSN by her recruiter 
*	the SSN was written on paper and was used until she was discharged
*	she never applied for a Social Security Card until she returned home
*	she tried to purchase a car and was informed this was not her SSN
*	if it is not corrected, my Social Security payments will not include her military 
service

3.  The applicant provides:

*	her DD Form 214 which shows in item 3 (SSN) her SSN as XXX-XX-XXXX
*	a SSN card showing SSN XXX-XX-XXXX
*	State of Missouri birth certificate showing when and where she was born  

4.  A review of the applicant’s records show:

*	3 May 1979 – enlisted in the US Army Reserve (USAR) as a Delayed Entry 
Program, a copy of the DD Form 4/1 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document) shows 
she enlisted with the SSN XXX-XX-XXXX
*	15 August 1979 – entered on active duty in the Regular Army (RA)
*	4 February 1986 – honorably released from active duty

5.  The SSN listed in the applicant’s records show XXX-XX-XXXX.  The record is void, 
and the applicant did not provide, any evidence that she served with the                                
SSN XXX-XX-XXXX.

6.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separations Documents), in effect during the applicant's 
active duty service, prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon 
retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It 
provided that the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of 
continuous active service, providing a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at 
the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge. For item 3 (Social Security 
Number (SSN)), enter SSN and verify accuracy of the SSN with Item 3 of the DA Form 
2A for enlisted.

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, the 
documents in her record, the SSN card she provided and the SSN recorded on her DD 
Form 214.  The Board found the applicant provided no supporting documents from the 
Social Security administration to show the date she was issued the SSN she now uses.  
Based on a preponderance of the evidence, the Board found that the SSN recorded in 
the applicant’s DD Form 214 was not in error or unjust.  The Board advises the 
applicant that a copy of this decision will be placed in her official records to clarify the 
difference between her SSN in service and the SSN she uses today.

2.  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 for correction of the records of the individual concerned.



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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 (Separations Documents), in effect at the time, 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.  

   a.  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.
   
   b.  For item 3 (Social Security Number (SSN)), Verify accuracy of the SSN with Item 
3 of the DA Form 2A for enlisted and DA Form 4037 for officers. If any other letter than 
"V" is shown with the SSN on these forms, then verify with the soldier and his/her SSN 
card.

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20190007457

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