| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. William Blakely | Analyst |
| Mr. Arthur A. Omartian | Chairperson | ||
| Mr. Kenneth W. Lapin | Member | ||
| Mr. Donald P. Hupman, Jr. | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that his military records be changed to show his correct Social Security Account Number (SSAN).
APPLICANT STATES: In effect, that the SSAN listed on his separation document (DD Form 214), dated 27 April 1978, is incorrect. In support of his application, he submits a copy of his SSAN card and a Georgia driver’s license.
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant's military records show:
On 27 April 1978, he was separated from the Army with a general, under honorable conditions discharge after completing a total of 1 year, 11 months and 11 days of active military service. He was separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-31(3) (Expeditious Discharge Program).
The DD Form 214 issued to and authenticated by him with his signature on the date of his separation, 27 April 1978, confirms that he held the rank of private first class/E-3 at that time. In addition, the SSAN entered in Item 3 (Social Security Number) of this separation document is consistent with the one recorded in his enlistment contract for this period of service, the service record created upon his enlistment, and in the records and documents prepared and published throughout his tenure on this period of active duty.
The applicant’s file includes a second set of records from a prior period of Regular Army service performed by the applicant from 13 November 1970 to
6 June 1974. The DD Form 214 issued for this period of active duty service shows that the applicant was discharged on 6 June 1974, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, by reason of special court-martial conviction, and that he received a bad conduct discharge (BCD). The SSAN listed on this DD Form 214 is the SSAN that the applicant now claims is correct.
The applicant provided a copy of his SSAN card; however, he did not provide a statement from Social Security Administration officials explaining the difference between his current SSAN and the one under which he performed his military service between 13 May 1976 and 27 April 1978. Further, the applicant failed to provide an explanation for why after receiving a BCD, he reentered the Regular Army using a different SSAN.
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. The Board finds no evidence to show that the SSAN recorded on the applicant’s DD Form 214, dated 27 April 1978, was not the one under which he entered into and performed this period of active duty service.
2. Further, the applicant offers no explanation for why, after receiving a BCD under the SSAN he now claims is correct, he subsequently enlisted in the Regular Army using a different SSAN he now claims was incorrect. In addition, he provides no supporting statement from the Social Security Administration that provides a plausible explanation for why he was issued two different SSANs.
3. The Army has an interest in maintaining the accuracy 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 this case, the applicant has provided no evidence to suggest that the SSAN listed in his records for the period 13 May 1976 through 27 April 1978 was in error at the time he performed his military service. Thus, the Board finds insufficient evidence to support granting the requested relief.
4. In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.
DETERMINATION: The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.
BOARD VOTE:
________ ________ ________ GRANT
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
__AAO__ __KWL__ __DPH__ DENY APPLICATION
| CASE ID | AR2002074238 |
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| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 2002/09/24 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | YYYYMMDD |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR . . . . . |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | DENY |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 100.0900 |
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This letter was provided under a FAX cover sheet from a staff member of the applicant’s MOC’s office, which stated that the applicant was in need of corrected DD Form 214 listing his correct SSAN, in order to be admitted to a DVA hospital. Therefore, the Board concludes it would be appropriate to correct the SSAN listed in the applicant’s separation document to the one now certified as correct by the Social Security Administration. That all of the Department of the Army records related to...