IN THE CASE OF: 

		BOARD DATE: 14 February 2023

		DOCKET NUMBER: AR20220005573


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show her social security number (SSN) as 

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

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Social Security Card

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 the SSN documented at date of entry was incorrect and was not 
corrected prior to separation. She requests her DD Form 214, and all associated 
documents reflect actual SSN as issued by the Social Security Administration. This 
request is to accurately reflect her SSN as it has affected securing various benefits that 
utilize a Social Security number as a means of identification.

3.  Review of the applicant’s service records shows: 

	a.  The applicant enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve under the Delayed Enlistment 
Program (DEP) on 13 November 1975. Item 2 (SSN) of her DD Form 4 (Enlistment/ 
Reenlistment Agreement) listed her SSN as (the contested SSN). 

	b.  Her DD Form 1966 (Record of Military Processing) and all allied enlistment 
documents also listed her SSN as (the contested SSN).

	c.  The applicant was discharged from the DEP and enlisted in the Regular Army on 
23 December 1975. All documents in her service record listed her SSN as (the 
contested SSN), and include: 
*	DA Form 2-1, Personnel Qualification Record
*	Separation Packet 
*	Enlisted Evaluation Reports
*	DD Form 93, Record of Emergency Data
*	SGLV Certificate 
*	Various reassignment orders
*	Dental and Medical records

	d.  She was honorably discharged from active duty on 25 May 1978 due to hardship 
Her DD Form 214 shows in Block 3 (SSN) the entry (the contested SSN).

4.  She provides a social security card reflective if her name and an SSN that reads the 
requested SSN)

5.  By regulation, the DD Form 214 is a summary of the Soldier's most recent period of 
continuous active duty. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of all current active, prior 
active, and prior inactive duty service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, 
or discharge. The information entered thereon reflects the conditions as they existed at 
the time of separation.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application, all supporting documents, and the evidence found within 
the military record, the Board found that relief was not warranted. The applicant’s 
contentions, the military record, and regulatory guidance were carefully considered. The 
evidence of record shows the applicant used the contested SSN during her entire period 
of service. There is no evidence she used the requested SSN at time during the period 
covered by her DD Form 214. The Army has an interest in maintaining the integrity of its 
records for historical purposes. The information in those records must reflect the 
conditions and circumstances that existed at the time the records were created, unless 
there is sufficient evidence that shows a material error or injustice. Based on the Based 
on a preponderance of evidence, the Board determined that the SSN shown on the DD 
Form 214 she received at separation was not in error or unjust.

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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, 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, prescribed the 
separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers at the time of retirement, 
discharge, or release from active duty service or control of the Active Army. 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.  The specific instructions for item 3 stated to verify the 
accuracy with the SSN of record.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
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