IN THE CASE OF: 

		BOARD DATE: 3 August 2023

		DOCKET NUMBER: AR20220011532


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United 
States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to reflect his social security number (SSN) as 
XXX-XX-XXXX in lieu of XXX-XX-XXXX.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENT(S) CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214
*	social security card
*	Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) card
*	county clerk certificate


FACTS:

1.  The applicant did not file within the 3-year time frame provided in Title 10, U.S. 
Code, 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 his discharge documents show the wrong SSN. His SSN should 
be reflected as XXX-XX-XXXX in lieu of XXX-XX-XXXX.

3.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 30 October 1963. His DD Form 
4 (Enlistment Record – Armed Forces of the United States shows his service number as 
XXXX-XXX-XXXX. His SSN is not documented on the form.

4.  The following documents in the applicant’s service records all reflect his service 
number as XXXX-XXX-XXX in lieu of documenting his SSN:

*	DA Form 873 (Certificate of Clearance and/or Security Determination Under EO 
10450), dated 30 June 1965
*	Standard Form 88 (Report of Medical Examination), dated 10 August 1966
*	DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record)
5.  The applicant was honorably released from active duty and transferred him to the 
U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Control Group (Reinforcement) on 11 October 1966, after 
2 years, 11 months, and 12 days of net active service. His DD Form 214 shows the 
following:

*	item 2 (Service Number) XX-XX-XXX-XXX
*	item 32 (Remarks) SSAN [social security account number] XXX-XX-XXXX

6.  Office of the Adjutant General, U.S. Army Administration Center Letter Orders 
09-325706, dated 22 September 1968, transferred the applicant from the USAR Control 
Group (Reinforcement) to the USAR Control Group (Standby) due to completion of 
Ready Reserve obligation. The orders reflect his SSN as XXX-XX-XXXX.

7.  The applicant’s service records contain a letter from the State of New York, Division 
of Veterans’ Affairs to the U.S. Army Administration Center, dated 13 June 1978, 
requesting correction of the applicant’s DD Form 214 to reflect his SSN in item 32 as 
XXX-XX-XXXX in lieu of XXX-XX-XXXX. There is no evidence of record this request was 
acted upon.

8.  The applicant provided a copy of his social security card, which reflects his SSN as 
XXX-XX-XXXX.

9. The provided county clerk certificate and the VA card do not reference the applicant’s 
SSN.


BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After reviewing the application, all supporting documents, and the evidence found 
within the military record, the Board found relief is warranted.

2.  The Board noted the applicant was primarily identified by his service number during 
his period military service and concluded it would have been unlikely that errors in the 
SSN in his record would have been identified at the time, as evidenced by his attempt 
10 years after his discharge to have the correction made. The Board determined the 
evidence support correcting his DD Form 214 to show his SSN as it is recorded on his 
social security card.


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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.


REFERENCES:

1.  Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of 
military records must be filed within 3 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 3-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 that will be furnished to each individual who is separated from 
the Army and establishes standardized procedures for the preparation of these 
documents, to include the DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of 
Transfer or Discharge).
     a.  The purpose of a separation document is to provide the individual with 
documentary evidence of his/her military service and it is important that the information 
entered thereon is complete and accurate. Accordingly, procedure will be established to 
ensure the entries on the forms are verified against source documents for accuracy. All 
available records will be used as a basis for the preparation of the DD Form 214, to 
include the DA form 24 (Service Record), DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record).

     b.  The specific instructions for completion of the numbered items on the 
DD Form 214 show the following:

*	in item 2 (Service Number) enter the individual’s Service Number and 
authorized prefix
*	in item 32 (Remarks) use this section to complete entries too long for their 
respective blocks to include transcribing the Social Security Account Number 
(SSAN) from the DA Form 24 in the following manner:  “SSAN 000-00-0000”

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	AR20220011532


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ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

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