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NAVY | BCNR | CY2014 | NR3251 14
Original file (NR3251 14.pdf) Auto-classification: Denied
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
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date of retirement, enclosure (1).

ec. Petitioner was scheduled to retire with a date of
2013. On 27 August 2013, he submitted a Date for Payment ©
Personnel form (DD Form 2656), declining SBP coverage. Howeve
election was rendered invalid by the Defense Finance Accounti
Sexovice (DFRS) due fo Petitioner's spouse signing the form before he
made his election to decline coverage, enclosure (3). Therefore, when
Petitioner started to receive his retired pay, he noticed a payment
being made for SBP “spousal” coverage for $262.08, enclosure (4).

d. Petitioner called DFAS and requested the error ts be
corrected. On 23 December 2013, DFAS notified Petitioner stating that
“(DFAS does] not have the authority te change the invalid election
without authorization from the Board for Correction of the Navy",
enclosure (5).°

e. On 2 January 2014, Petitioner submitted a request to the
BCNR, as directed by DFAS. As part of the package, Petitioner

submitted a corrected copy of the DD Form 2656 dated 30 December 2013,
declining SBP coverage with spousal concurrence, enclosure (7) BCNR
received the documents on 10 January 2014, still within 120 days for

an administrative correction.

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