ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060008019
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 6 February 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060008019 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. His DD Form 1966/1-8 (Application for Enlistment-Armed Forces of the United States) that was completed when the applicant enlisted, shows the entry "I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM ELIGIBLE FOR THE ARMYS ENLISTMENT BONUS AND...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002077598C070215
In that rebuttal she states that a memorandum prompted her to start an MGIB account, and submits a notification of a document titled “VEAP to MGIB Bill Conversion Open Season.” In that document it was stated that to be eligible for the conversion, a soldier had to be a VEAP participant on 9 October 1996. VEAP-era service members who never opened a VEAP account have no educational benefits as a veteran. If the applicant had proven that she had opened a VEAP account by making a deposit prior...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001062945C070421
Once that date was determined, AR-PERSCOM would notify the FSM and DFAS. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded: 1. There is no evidence to show the FSM was given erroneous information concerning any of the other Open Seasons available to him.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001064791C070421
An Open Season from 1 October 1978 – 31 March 1980 was declared for those who qualified for retired pay prior to 30 September 1978. There is no spousal “entitlement” to the SBP until a member enrolls in the SBP. When the applicant married in June 1983, he had one year from the date of marriage to make a written request to enroll in the SBP.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060015824C071029
Edward E. Montgomery | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The evidence of record shows that the FSM enrolled in the RSFPP in conjunction with his retirement on 30 June 1967, and that premiums continued to be collected from his retired pay through the date of his death in 1995, more than 18 years after his first spouse died in 1977. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002069964C070402
APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that his records be corrected to show he enrolled in the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP). Public Law 105-261, enacted 17 October 1998, established an Open Season to be conducted 1 March 1999 – 29 February 2000. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, and advisory opinion, it is concluded:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018531
He was single at the time and he made an SBP election for children only coverage. Therefore, as a matter of equity, the applicant's records should be corrected to show he enrolled his spouse in the SBP within 1 year of his marriage. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing the applicant made a voluntary change in his SBP election from child only to spouse and child on 10 July 2008 and that the request...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140012645
The PEB recommended a combined physical disability rating of 80 percent and permanent disability retirement. There is no evidence in the FSMs pay records at DFAS that show he participated in the SBP and/or contributed any premiums toward the SBP. With respect to his permanent retirement, on 15 February 1972 a TDRL PEB convened and recommended a combined physical disability rating of 80 percent and placement permanent retirement.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090003913
Item 10 (Election under Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan [RSFPP]) of the DA Form 2339 shows that the applicant did not elect coverage under the RSFPP. Public Law 90-485, enacted on 13 August 1968, established the requirement that a Service Member must make an election for the RSFPP before completing 19 years of active duty service. Public Law 93-155, enacted on 16 November 1973, extended that SBP Open Season from 12 to 18 months effective 21 September 1972 to 20 March 1974.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2012 | 20120002627
The applicant requests the records of her deceased husband, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he elected to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) for spouse coverage, based on the full amount. The FSM was honorably retired on 31 July 1992 and he was placed on the retired list in his retired rank of MAJ on 1 August 1992. Prior to retirement the FSM was provided an opportunity to make an SBP election.