ARMY | BCMR | CY1997 | 9710049C070209
When he retired he enrolled his dependent child. The opinion states that the applicant had married on 29 April 1977 but did not make a written request to add his spouse to his SBP coverage until 14 October 1983. The applicant failed to enroll his first acquired spouse after his retirement.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2012 | 20120022514
The evidence of record shows the applicant, upon his retirement, completed a DD Form 2656, wherein he elected "children only" SBP coverage. He became eligible to make a change in SBP election from "children only" coverage to "spouse and children" coverage within 1 year of his marriage (15 June 2012). When he failed to change his SBP coverage to add his spouse within 1 year of their marriage, he irrevocably forfeited future spouse coverage except during a Congressionally-approved open...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130015598
A DD Form 2656-9 (SBP and RCSBP Open Enrollment Election), dated 25 January 2006, shows he elected spouse-only coverage. He provided a letter from DFAS, dated 12 July 2013, which states: * their records indicate he elected RCSBP child coverage on his DD Form 1883 on 7 February 1988 * at that time he was not married * on his original DD Form 2656 he elected SBP for his spouse and he indicated his marriage occurred on 19 May 1989 * there is a 1-year window of eligibility * notification, along...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2012 | 20120001439
The applicant requests correction of his records to show that he enrolled his spouse in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) in a timely manner. Records show that during the applicant's retirement processing in 1995 he completed an application for retired pay. There is no evidence the applicant submitted an application to enroll in SBP with spouse coverage within 1 year of the date of their marriage.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080011300
The FSM and the applicant married on 8 May 1999. The FSM married the applicant in May 1999. However, the Army Echoes issued at the time he married the applicant reminded retirees that if they remarried and needed to make an SBP election they were responsible for contacting DFAS, clearly indicating that an SBP election could be made upon remarriage and clearly implying that the new wife could be covered.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002623
The applicant's military records show he enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 20 November 1984 and served four years. Issues of Army Echoes (the Army bulletin published three times a year and mailed to retirees to keep them abreast of their rights and privileges and to inform them of developments in the Army), consistently contain a reminder to retirees that they are responsible for updating their retired pay file, using the Kentucky mailing address provided, within one year of the event if they...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100007240
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show he enrolled in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) and elected spouse only coverage within 1 year of their marriage. Retiree Account Statements are sent by DFAS to retirees each time there is a change in the retiree's retirement pay. The applicant would have received at least one Retiree Account Statement within the 1-year period after his new marriage.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140019254
The applicant states: * he spoke with a technician at the Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS), Retired Pay Branch * he was instructed to provide them with a DD Form 2656-6 (Survivor Benefit Plan Election Change Certificate) and a memorandum explaining his request * he was told that once he provided the information he would be approved for SBP enrollment * he provided the requested information and DFAS denied his enrollment due to the statute of limitations * he was told that his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2012 | 20120009333
The applicant requests correction of his record to show he enrolled his spouse in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) in a timely manner and correction of his daughter's date of birth (DOB) that is recorded in his finance record. Additionally, on 6 November 2012, an official at DFAS confirmed there was no record that the applicant requested enrollment in the SBP with spouse coverage within 1 year of his date of marriage. There is no evidence the applicant submitted an application to enroll in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090003898
The applicant provided a copy of a DD Form 2656-3, dated 23 November 1999, which shows an election of spouse and child beneficiary category based on the full amount of retired pay with immediate coverage. Each statement showed the current SBP coverage elected by the retiree or the fact that no SBP election is reflected. As such, the election for spouse and child only made at the time of his retired pay application would not have been valid.