IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 12 August 2014
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20130022274
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 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show the correct amount of his severance pay was $74,483.76 vice $92,388.51.
2. He states his leave and earnings statement (LES) shows his separation pay was $74,483.76 before taxes.
3. He provides:
* DD Form 214
* Self-authored statement
* Fort Belvoir Transition Center Finance Worksheet for DD Form 214
* Separation Payment Computation
* Orders 353-4, dated 19 December 2011
* LES for the period 1 to 31 May 2012
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. After having prior enlisted service in the Army National Guard (ARNG), the applicant was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the ARNG on 21 August 1984. He was ordered to active duty on 1 October 2003 and remained on active until he was honorably released on 31 May 2012.
2. Item 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 shows "SEPARATION PAY - $92,388.51."
3. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) verified that the applicant received readjustment/separation pay in the amount of $74,483.76.
4. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, established standardized policy for preparing the DD Form 214. It states for a Soldier receiving separation/readjustment or non-disability severance pay (as indicated by the finance office), enter type of pay and amount in item 18.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
DFAS confirmed the applicant received $74,483.76 for readjustment/separation pay. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show the correct amount of separation pay he received.
BOARD VOTE:
____X____ ___X_____ __X______ GRANT FULL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:
The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending from the remarks section of his DD Form 214 by:
* deleting "SEPARATION PAY - $92,388.51"
* adding "SEPARATION PAY - $74,483.76"
_______ _ _X______ ___
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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