Docket No: 9528-19  
Ref: Signature Date  
From:Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records  
To:  Secretary of the Navy  

Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. §1552 
Encl:(1) DD Form 149 

1.  Pursuant to the provisions of the reference, Petitioner, a former enlisted Sailor, filed the enclosure with this Board, requesting a correction to the Social Security Number (SSN) listed on his DD Form 213, Block 3. 

2. Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 31 March 2020, and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence of record.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of the enclosure, relevant portions of the Petitioner’s naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 

3.  The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice, finds as follows: 

a.  Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy. 

b.  Petitioner enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 5 December 1975.  On 8 November 1977, he was discharged with a general (under honorable conditions) characterization of service. 

c.  Petitioner asserts the last two numbers of his SSN on DD Form 214 are transposed. In support of his petition, he attached copies of his birth certificate, court judgment changing his name, Social Security Card with his new name, and correspondence from the Social Security Administration. 

CONCLUSION 

Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board finds the existence of an error warranting relief. 

RECOMMENDATION 

In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action: Petitioner’s naval record be corrected by changing the last four umbers of his SSN on his DD Form 214 from 2439 to 4239. Petitioner be issued a new DD Form 214. That no further action be granted. A copy of this report of proceedings be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. That upon request, the Department of Veterans Affairs is informed that Petitioner’s application 
was received by the Board on 13 March 2019. 

4.  It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board’s review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board’s proceedings in the above-entitled matter. 

5.  Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section 6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations Section 723.6(e)), and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the authority of the reference, has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.