ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  .

	BOARD DATE:  18 November 2021

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20210011318


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show the social security number (SSN) listed on his 
social security card.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214
*	Social security card
*	Tribal membership card
*	VA identification card

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.  The applicant states his SSN is incorrectly listed on his DD Form 214.

3.  His DD Form 214 shows he served the Regular Army from 21 June 1980 through 
9 September 1981. This form also lists his SSN as “xxx-xx-xxxx.”

4.  He provides a tribal membership card and his social security card which list his SSN 
as “XXX-XX-XXXX."

5.  Regulatory guidance states the DD Form 214 will reflect the record as it existed at 
the time of separation.


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BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After reviewing the application and supporting documentation, the Board found relief 
is warranted.

2.  The Board found the evidence shows a typographical error was made when the 
applicant's SSN was recorded on his DD Form 214.  The Board determined the 
applicant's DD Form 214 should be corrected to show the SSN recorded on his social 
security card.


BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:XX	:XX	:XX	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 amending his DD Form 
214 to show the SSN recorded on his social security card.

	  
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.

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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 (AR) 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, 
prescribed the separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers on retirement, 
discharge, or release from active duty service or control of the Active Army. It stated the 
DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty.  
It established standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. The 
general instructions stated all available records would be used as a basis for 
preparation of the DD Form 214.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20210011318
	
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