ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS BOARD DATE: 14 February 2020 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20190012955 APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending July , to show his social security number (SSN) as XXXX" instead of XXXX." APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: * DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record) * Form 1040 (U.S. Individual Income Tax Return) * Form SS-4 (Application for Employer Identification Number) 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 applicant states, in effect, as a child of divorce, both parents applied for an SSN for him. He enlisted with the number his father provided; however, this is not the number recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. 3. The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on January. 4. He was honorably released from active duty on July . Item 3 (SSN) of the DD Form 214 he was issued lists his SSN as -XXXX." 5. The applicant provides a copy of his income tax return and application for employer identification number in which he lists his SSN as XXXX." 6. 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. BOARD DISCUSSION: After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board determined relief was not warranted. Based upon the SSN reflected on the applicant’s DD Form 214 matching all other military documents in the record, the Board concluded that there was insufficient evidence of an error or injustice which would warrant a change to the record. 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 in regard to the difference in his SSN recorded in his military record and the SSN currently being used by the applicant. 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. 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 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), 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 states to transcribe SSN at the time of separation from applicable documents. NOTHING FOLLOWS ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20190012955 3 1