IN THE CASE OF:	  

		BOARD DATE:	  27 January 2015

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20140010034 


THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:

1.  Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any).

2.  Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any).


THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant requests correction of his records to show his social security number (SSN) as X45-XX-XXXX vice X72-XX-XXXX.

2.  The applicant states the SSN listed on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) is incorrect.

3.  The applicant provides his social security card and Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement).
	
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

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 Army Board for Correction of Military Records (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.  While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, and has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file.  In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing.

2.  On 25 July 1985, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army.  Item 2 (Social Security Account Number) of his DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document - Armed Forces of the United States) shows his SSN as X72-XX-XXXX. 

3.  A thorough review of all documents contained in his available military personnel records, many of which bear his signature, show his SSN consistently appears as X72-XX-XXXX.

4.  He was released from active duty on 15 February 1989.  His DD Form 214 shows his SSN as X72-XX-XXXX.

5.  He provides the following documents showing his SSN as X45-XX-XXXX:

	a.  his social security card; and 

	b.  Form W-2 that shows his SSN in item a (Employee's SSN).

6.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) in effect at the time prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It establishes standardized policy for preparation of the DD Form 214.  It states 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.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  All of the documents in his record show he used SSN X72-XX-XXXX when he served in an active duty status.

2.  For historical purposes, the Army has an interest in maintaining the integrity of its records.  The data and information contained in those records should reflect the conditions and circumstances that existed at the time the records were created.  In the absence of a showing of material error or injustice, there is a reluctance to recommend that those records be changed.  While it is understandable that he now desires to record his current SSN on his DD Form 214, there is not a sufficiently compelling reason for compromising the integrity of the Army's records at this late date.

3.  The applicant is advised that a copy of this decisional document will be filed in his record.  This should serve to clarify any questions or confusion regarding the difference in the SSN recorded in his military record and his current SSN.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  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 that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.



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               CHAIRPERSON
      
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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